Overview
- Duggan’s bid to avoid surrender failed when the Federal Court, which ruled on Thursday, dismissed his appeal and allowed extradition to proceed.
- Justice James Stellios found no legal error in the 2024 decision by then–Attorney‑General Mark Dreyfus and rejected arguments that dual criminality barred surrender.
- Duggan remains in extradition custody and has 28 days to seek a further appeal, while his lawyers ask Attorney‑General Michelle Rowland to revoke the order.
- U.S. prosecutors allege he trained Chinese military pilots via the Test Flying Academy of South Africa between 2009 and 2012, with charges unsealed in 2022 carrying up to 65 years in prison.
- His wife says the father of six has been held since 2022 in maximum security, including 19 months in solitary, and the family faces heavy debts and a court‑blocked home sale.