Mozambique’s former finance minister Manuel Chang will be extradited to his home country where he is wanted on charges related to a $2bn debt scandal, justice minister Michael Masutha said on Tuesday. Chang has been in custody in SA since December, when he was arrested at the request of the US for his alleged involvement in $2bn of borrowing that US authorities say was fraudulent. During his time as finance minister, Chang signed off on the loans, which were guaranteed by the government though some of them were not disclosed. Mozambique’s subsequent acknowledgement of the undisclosed borrowing prompted donors to cut off support and triggered a currency collapse. Masutha had to decide whether to have Chang extradited to Mozambique or the US following requests from both countries. “I am satisfied that the interest of justice will be best served by acceding to the request by the Republic of Mozambique,” Masutha said in a statement. “I have decided that the accused, Mr Manuel Chang,...
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