Just In:: South African court postpones to Aug 27 hearing on challenge to Chang’s extradition – Lusa report

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Just In:: South African court postpones to Aug 27 hearing on challenge to Chang’s extradition – Lusa report

5:02 CAT | 25 Aug 2021

File photo: Lusa

The Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg on Wednesday adjourned to 27 August the hearing of the appeal by the Forum for Budget Monitoring (FMO) to the extradition of Mozambique’s former finance minister Manuel Chang to his country.

“The matter will be heard at 10:00 am (local time) on Friday, August 27, 2021,” states the court order to which Lusa had access.

The South African Ministry of Justice and Correctional Services “has made a commitment that Manuel Chang will not be extradited to Mozambique until sentence is passed in Part A,” the South African court document reads.

High Court Judge Edwin Molahlehi has just ordered that Manuel Chang may not be returned to Mozambique until the High Court has decided on FMO’s urgent application opposing Justice Minister Lamola’s decision to extradite him

— Peter Fabricius (@PFabric) August 25, 2021

At issue is the decision announced on Monday to Lusa by South African Justice Ministry spokesman, Chrispin Phiri, reporting that South Africa has decided to extradite to Mozambique former Finance Minister Manuel Chang, who was arrested in South Africa in 2018 at the request of the United States.

Chang extradition to Mozambique postponed as challenged by @FMO_Moz.
Now the Mozambican Civil Society Forum has the opportunity to tell the Court why the former FinMin shouldn’t be sent to back home. Official statement from the @Min_JCS. Bravo @adriano_nuvunga pic.twitter.com/fgRboHpLBX

— Borges Nhamirre (@BorgesNhamirre) August 25, 2021

Moçambique/Dívidas: Tribunal sul-africano adia para 27 Agosto audição sobre contestação à extradição de Chang

O Tribunal Superior de Gauteng, em Joanesburgo, adiou hoje para 27 de Agosto a audição da contestação do Fórum para a Monitoria do Orçamento (FMO) à extradição do ex-ministro das Finanças de Moçambique Manuel Chang para o seu país.

“O assunto será ouvido às 10:00 da manhã (hora local) na sexta-feira, dia 27 de Agosto de 2021”, refere a ordem do tribunal a que a Lusa teve acesso.

O Ministério da Justiça e Serviços Correccionais da África do Sul “assumiu o compromisso de que o primeiro réu [Manuel Chang] não será extraditado para a república de Moçambique até que seja proferida sentença na Parte A”, lê-se no documento do tribunal sul-africano.

Em causa está a decisão anunciada na segunda-feira à Lusa pelo porta-voz do ministério da Justiça sul-africano, Chrispin Phiri, dando conta de que a África do Sul decidiu extraditar para Moçambique o ex-ministro das Finanças Manuel Chang, detido na África do Sul em 2018, a pedido dos Estados Unidos da América (EUA) por fraude e corrupção no caso das dívidas ocultas.

Source: Lusa