Accused of conspiring with others to provide unlicensed training to Chinese aviators for around 88,000 Australian dollars
Australian judge approves extradition of former US Marine Daniel Duggan for allegedly training Chinese military pilots
Awaiting extradition to the US where he faces charges related to alleged training of Chinese military pilots
Duggan spent 12 years in the US Marine Corps, reached rank of major and worked as tactical flight instructor before immigrating to Australia in 2002
Indicted by US District Court in Washington D.C. for allegedly providing training in 2010 and 2012, possibly other times
In a significant development, an Australian judge has ruled that former US Marine Corps pilot Daniel Duggan can be extradited to the United States on allegations of illegally training Chinese aviators. Duggan spent 12 years in the U.S. Marine Corps, reaching the rank of major and working as a tactical flight instructor before immigrating to Australia in 2002. He is accused of conspiring with others to provide training to Chinese military pilots without applying for an appropriate license and receiving payments totaling around 88,000 Australian dollars (£61,00) for the alleged activities. The U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C. indicted Duggan in a 2016 document unsealed in 2022 for allegedly providing training to Chinese military pilots in 2010 and 2012, and possibly at other times.
Duggan is now awaiting extradition to the United States, where he faces charges related to the alleged training of Chinese military pilots. His lawyers have maintained that the students he trained were Chinese civilians, including plane enthusiasts and people with ambitions within the civilian aviation industry. Duggan's supporters believe he has been caught up in geopolitics during a time of strained relations between the United States and China, and have accused authorities of using him to send a message to former military personnel. The case has prompted nations including Australia and the UK to warn their air force personnel against taking lucrative contracts for foreign powers.
Daniel Duggan spent a number of years living in China.
The alleged training of Chinese military pilots took place more than a decade ago at an academy in South Africa without US permission.
He also spent a number of years living in China.
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Daniel Duggan can be extradited to the US according to a magistrate in Sydney.
Daniel Duggan faces charges related to allegedly training Chinese military pilots between November 2009 and November 2012.
It is now for the Australian attorney general to decide whether the extradition should go ahead.
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The article contains two fallacies: a false dichotomy and an appeal to authority. The false dichotomy is presented in the statement 'His lawyers have previously argued there is no evidence that the pilots he trained were military, the Reuters news agency reports.' This implies that either Mr Duggan trained military pilots or he did not, ignoring the possibility of training pilots who may not be exclusively military. The appeal to authority can be found in the mention of 'US officials say...', where the article relies on their statement without questioning or providing evidence to support it.
His lawyers have previously argued there is no evidence that the pilots he trained were military, the Reuters news agency reports.
Daniel Duggan can be extradited to the United States on allegations of illegally training Chinese aviators.
Duggan spent 12 years in the U.S. Marine Corps, reaching the rank of major and working as a tactical flight instructor before immigrating to Australia in 2002.
In January 2012, Duggan gained Australian citizenship and chose to give up his U.S. citizenship.
Duggan is accused of conspiring with others to provide training to Chinese military pilots without applying for an appropriate license and receiving payments totaling around 88,000 Australian dollars ($61,000) for the alleged activities.
The U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C. indicted Duggan in a 2016 document unsealed in 2022 for allegedly providing training to Chinese military pilots in 2010 and 2012, and possibly at other times.
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]A Sydney judge ruled that former U.S. Marine Corps pilot Daniel Duggan can be extradited to the United States[
Daniel Duggan can be extradited to the US according to a magistrate in Sydney.
He is accused of breaking US arms-control laws by training Chinese fighter pilots.
