Former Mozambican finance minister's lawyers to challenge his detention in South Africa
By Reuters - 08 January 2019 - 13:26
Mozambique's former finance minister Manuel Chang appears in court during an extradition hearing in Johannesburg, on Tuesday. Image: REUTERS/Shafiek Tassiem
Lawyers for Mozambique's former finance minister Manuel Chang will challenge the lawfulness of Chang's detention in South Africa, they said in a Johannesburg court on Tuesday.
Chang, who was detained in South Africa last week over his alleged involvement in a fraud involving $2 billion (R27.78 billion) in loans to state-owned companies in Mozambique, denies wrongdoing.
Former Mozambican finance minister's lawyers to challenge his detention in South Africa
Image: REUTERS/Shafiek Tassiem
Lawyers for Mozambique's former finance minister Manuel Chang will challenge the lawfulness of Chang's detention in South Africa, they said in a Johannesburg court on Tuesday.
Chang, who was detained in South Africa last week over his alleged involvement in a fraud involving $2 billion (R27.78 billion) in loans to state-owned companies in Mozambique, denies wrongdoing.
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