Daniel Duggan, a 54-year-old former US marine, was arrested by Australian authorities final 12 months underneath an settlement with the US authorities, which has accused him of illegally aiding the Chinese language state.

Duggan, who denies the costs, is because of face a Sydney courtroom on Monday as he fights extradition.

That look comes every week after he was moved from Silverwater remand centre to Lithgow’s most safety jail.

A spokesman for Duggan stated the power, primarily housing convicted prisoners, has only a few provisions for conferences together with his authorized workforce.

“A forty five-minute assembly within the facility’s single video convention room together with his authorized workforce this week, forward of Monday’s courtroom look, was interrupted with technical points each three minutes, to the purpose it was unimaginable to comply with the dialog or focus on authorized technique,” the spokesman stated.

“No extra time was supplied.”

The Duggan household is unable to entry authorized assist and has launched a crowdfunding marketing campaign to assist cowl his authorized bills.

The previous marine, by means of the spokesman, stated the case was “a take a look at of Australian sovereignty however is being fought by a struggling farming household in regional NSW, at nice private and monetary expense”.