The South African government said yesterday that it is already awaiting instructions from the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) to extradite former Finance Minister Manuel Chang to the United States.

A South African ministerial source told Lusa that they have taken note of the Constitutional Court's order and will comply with it. "We will be guided by Interpol as to the next steps," Chrispin Piri, spokesperson for South Africa's Minister of Justice and Correctional Services, told Lusa.

On Wednesday, the South African Constitutional Court (ConCourt) rejected, for the second time in 12 months, a new appeal by the Mozambican Attorney General's Office (PGR) against the extradition of former minister Manuel Chang to the US, in the context of the hidden debts case.

Meanwhile, on Thursday, the Mozambican PGR's lawyer in South Africa, Busani Mabunda, confirmed to Lusa that "following the trial, Mr. Chang will be extradited to the US".