South Africa: U.S. Demands That Chang Be Sent to New York

Maputo — The United States administration made clear on Tuesday that it expects the South African authorities to extradite former Mozambican Finance Minister Manuel Chang so that he can stand trial in New York on charges of conspiracy to commit money laundering, wire fraud and securities fraud.

In a phone briefing with South African journalists, the US Assistant Secretary of State, Tibor Nagy, said the US expects South Africa to honour the extradition agreement it signed in September 1999.

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