The South Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg has ruled that Mozambique's former finance minister Manuel Chang should stand trial for criminal cases in the US involving $2 billion.
A yearning for strong institutions and accountability by civic society groups in Mozambique received a lifeline after the South Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg ruled that former finance minister Manuel Chang should stand trial for criminal cases in the US involving $2 billion.
He stands accused of abuse of position and function, fraud by deception, embezzlement and money laundering. Chang, the central figure in that country's"hidden debt" scandal, had been jailed in South Africa since 2018 at the behest of a US warrant.Subscribe to News24 for just R75 per month to read all our investigative and in-depth journalism. You can cancel any time.
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