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Jack Gramenz

FOUND: Pilot s extradition case delayed for secret documents - You Need To See This

After a year in custody, Daniel Duggan has to wait six months longer for an extradition hearing. (HANDOUT/DUGGAN FAMILY)

Hundreds of documents from secretive government agencies will be key to demonstrating overtly political aspects of the United States' request to extradite an ex-fighter pilot and Australian citizen, his lawyer says.

A November hearing intended to consider Daniel Edmund Duggan's eligibility for extradition will instead be used to seek further material from defence and intelligence agencies as the 55-year-old remains in maximum-security prison.

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