The decision to extradite former Mozambique Finance Minister and Member of Parliament Manuel Chang has been halted as it appears he enjoys immunity in the country. South Africa’s Minister of Justice and Correctional Services Ronald Lamola authorised the Director-General of the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development, Vusi Madonsela, to file papers in response to Chang's urgent application to be surrendered to the Mozambique authorities. According to a statement by the Ministry of Justice and Correctional Services, the immunity suggested that extradition to Mozambique would contravene the SADC Protocol, South African Constitution and the Extradition Act, rendering the decision to extradite illegal.
To help us on this we are joined by:
• Chrispin Phiri is the spokesperson for the Ministry of Justice and Correctional Services in South Africa
• Denise Nambureti is the Cordinator for Budget Monitoring Forum in Mozambique
