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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Ben Doherty

Daniel Duggan says he faces ‘gross injustice’ if extradited to US in speech from Sydney prison

Australian pilot Daniel Duggan and his wife Saffrine
Daniel Duggan with his wife Saffrine. The Australian pilot is fighting his extradition to the US and strenuously rejects the charges against him as being politically motivated Photograph: Supplied

In a speech from prison, the Australian pilot Daniel Duggan has said he faces a “gross injustice” if extradited to the US and, potentially, a “cruelly long sentence”, warning Australia against acquiescing to the demands of powerful countries.

The address, dictated by Duggan from his prison cell to his legal team, and read on his behalf on Saturday night in Sydney, urged his audience to “say no to Australia being a political lackey to any foreign government, as allies can be dangerous too”.

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