A former military pilot who has been imprisoned in Australia for over 100 days has accused the US government of trying to make a political example of him, questioning why he's classified as an extremely high security risk with his arms and legs shackled.
on former military pilots being recruited by China, with Duggan’s arrest coming days after the British government revealed 30 retired RAF pilots had taken large sums of money from the Chinese military.
He said his correspondence with Dreyfus’ office suggested they did not hold any concerns that his client posed a security risk, and there was no evidence that the AFP made the recommendation. He said a psychologist had examined his client and found that the conditions he had been placed under in prison were “inhumane” and had caused a “significant impact on his mental health”.
She said he isn’t allowed outside his prison cell, so he has “befriended a bird that visits him each day, and who he feeds with bread from his dinner rations”. “It was almost love at first sight,” Saffrine, 48, tells this masthead in written responses via email. “Almost, because I couldn’t quite believe he was that good!”
All of the alleged offences occurred before Duggan renounced his US citizenship and became an Australian citizen in late 2012. Australian National University international law professor Donald Rothwell said one of the ways they could do this is by proving the crimes he is accused of in the US aren’t offences in Australia.
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
'Shocking evidence': A former Australian prime minister is part of a plan to jail Vladimir PutinLegal experts are warning the international system makes pursuing the Russian president difficult. One of Australia's ex-prime ministers is part of a group aiming to change that.
Read more »
After a decade, Australian government restores family reunion pathway for refugee boat arrivalsThe change is expected to benefit tens of thousands of family members awaiting the outcome of visa applications.
Read more »
'Murmurs' grow stronger that China's Australian beef ban will soon endBeef producers are increasingly confident China could soon lift trade suspensions on some Australian beef processing plants.
Read more »
News Corp job cuts: Rupert Murdoch’s Australian newspapers to axe one in 20 staffAnnouncement comes after Rupert Murdoch’s global company posted 47% decline in quarterly earnings in news media
Read more »
Australian TV broadcasters claim more gambling ad restrictions could cut free sport coverageFree TV Australia has rejected calls for further restrictions, telling inquiry the current regime is poorly understood by the community
Read more »