27 December 2018
US issue international arrest warrant for Manuel Chang
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27 December 2018
21 May 2019
Chang arrested at OR Tambo International Airport
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21 May 2019
09 January 2019
Kempton Park court judge legalises Chang’s detention
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09 January 2019
10 January 2019
Mozambique submits extradition request
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10 January 2019
18 January 2019
Chang returns to court to be heard on the two extradition requests
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18 January 2019
05 February 2019
Chang applies for bail
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05 February 2019
15 February 2019
Kempton Park court refuses to release Chang on bail
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15 February 2019
21 May 2019
Justice Minister Michael Matsupa decides to extradite Chang to Maputo
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21 May 2019
09 July 2019
Justice ministry grants FMO leave to intervene as respondent in the Chang extradition case
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09 July 2019
12 July 2019
FMO intervenes in the case
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12 July 2019
13 July 2019
Incoming Justice Minister Ronald Lomola files consolidated affidavit setting aside Matsupa’s decision to review the law
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13 July 2019
29 July 2019
Chang’s lawyers and Mozambique appeal decision before Gauteng High Court
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29 July 2019
01 November 2019
Gauteng High Court overturns Matsupa’s decision to extradite Chang to Maputo and puts matters back in Lomola’s hands.
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01 November 2019
05 November 2019
Mozambique decides on two-pronged appeal course: South Africa Constitutional Court and Supreme Court of Appeal
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05 November 2019
10 February 2020
Mozambique drops its two-pronged appeal to South Africa Constitutional Court and Supreme Court of Appeal
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10 February 2020
17 February 2020
Mozambique requests Lomola to surrender Chang to Maputo
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17 February 2020
15 May 2021
Mozambique appeals to High Court of South Africa to force Lomola to decide on extradition
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15 May 2021
23 August 2021
Lomola decides to surrender Chang to Maputo
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23 August 2021
28 August 2021
FMO seeks injunction against Lomola’s decision before the Gauteng High Court
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28 August 2021
17 September 2021
Gauteng High Court hears FMO appeal
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17 September 2021
10 November 2021
Gauteng High Court suspends Lomola’s decision and declares Chang must be extradited to US
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10 November 2021
15 December 2021
South Africa Constitutional Court rejects Mozambique’s application to appeal arguing it was not in the interest of justice to hear the case at that stage
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15 December 2021
27 July 2022
High Court of South Africa dismisses Mozambique’s application for leave to appeal
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27 July 2022
23 August 2022
Mozambique applies for leave to appeal to Supreme Court of Appeal
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23 August 2022
08 December 2022
Supreme Court of Appeal denies Mozambique leave to appeal
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08 December 2022
24 May 2023
For the second time, South Africa Constitutional Court denies Mozambique leave to appeal and declares Chang must be extradited to US
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24 May 2023
08 June 2023
Chang’s US lawyers seek to dismiss US indictment against him
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08 June 2023
08 July 2023
US Government plane lands in Lanseria, Johannesburg, to take Chang to the US
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08 July 2023
10 July 2023
Last minute bureaucratic glitch prevents extradition
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10 July 2023
12 July 2023
Chang surrendered to US Marshal Services and flown to the US
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12 July 2023