By Marcus Moloko
Police have confirmed the extradition of a 63-year-old Chinese national, Fujia Chen who was arrested in Johannesburg last year.
The Chinese national was accused of defrauding the Chinese government of R120 million through an unregistered foreign currency exchange business. He is now en route to China to stand trial.
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Police spokesperson Athlenda Mathe provided detailed confirmation of the Chen’s arrest and extradition.
“We do have a 63-year-old fugitive of justice who fled to South Africa in 2021. According to the Chinese government, he defrauded them of R120 million by running an illegal foreign currency exchange business. He was placed on a Red Notice, which is a request to law enforcement agencies across the world to assist a particular country in locating and arresting fugitives of justice.”
Mathe explained that Chen’s arrest came after his attempted US
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