FILE PHOTO: Mozambique's former finance minister Manuel Chang appears in court during an extradition hearing in Johannesburg, South Africa, January 8, 2019. REUTERS/Shafiek Tassiem/File Photo
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Former Mozambican finance minister Manuel Chang, arrested in South Africa in a case related to $2 billion (£1.55 billion) of fraudulent loans, has abandoned plans to apply for bail, one of his lawyers said on Friday.
Chang, who denies wrongdoing, has been detained in South Africa since Dec. 29 at the request of the United States which wants him extradited.
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