Michael Masutha explains decision to send former minister to Mozambique

Former justice minister Michael Masutha has broken his silence on his controversial decision — which was overturned by the courts — to extradite Mozambican finance minister Manuel Chang to his home country to stand trial for alleged fraud amounting to billions of rand.

In an interview with Business Day on Monday, Masutha said he made the decision on the basis of facts that were presented before him at the time.A subscription helps you enjoy the best of our business content every day along with benefits such as exclusive Financial Times articles, Morningstar financial data, and digital access to the Sunday Times and Times Select.

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