Mozambique: High Court in Johannesburg Discussing Extradition of Manuel Chang

Maputo — South African judges in Johannesburg have been listening on Wednesday and Thursday to arguments as to whether Mozambique's former Finance Minister, Manuel Chang, should be extradited to Mozambique or to the United States.

Chang is wanted in both countries on charges arising from the scandal of Mozambique's "hidden loans" As Finance Minister in the government headed by President Armando Guebuza, Chang signed the illegal loan guarantees, in 2013 and 2014, which allowed three fraudulent companies to borrow over two billion US dollars from the banks Credit Suisse and VTB of Russia.

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