Australia held ex-US marine in "inhumane circumstances"

(RT) ⸻ The family of detained Australian citizen and former US marine Daniel Duggan plans to petition the UN Human Rights Committee to intervene to stop his "inhumane treatment," his wife, Saffrine Duggan, said in a statement on Sunday. Duggan was arrested in October and accused of training Chinese military pilots to land on aircraft carriers, evaluating Chinese military pilot trainees, and providing aviation services in China without the required authorization from the US State Department. He relinquished his US citizenship in 2012 and became a naturalized Australian citizen. Canberra approved a US extradition request for Duggan in December, and he faces another hearing next month on whether he can be extradited. Duggan maintains his innocence of all charges, and his indictment contains half-truths, falsehoods and gross embellishments. Australia's extradition treaty with the US prohibits extradition if the charges are of a "political character" and requires that the offense in question be a crime in both countries.