Zimbabwe Convicts 'Coup Leader,' Acquits Mercenaries
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HARARE, Zimbabwe  - A court in Zimbabwe Friday  acquitted most of 70 suspected mercenaries charged with weapons  offenses in a suspected plot to topple the government of  Equatorial Guinea, but found their leader, Simon Mann, guilty.
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Jan Raath, The Times Correspondent in Zimbabwe, describes the scenes as opposition political leader Morgan Tsvangirai was acquitted of treason this morning.
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News of the acquittal of the MDC leader, Morgan Tsvangirai on high treason charges today was met with rollocking jubilation in Harare.
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A Zimbabwe judge is to hand down sentences on Friday against the alleged mastermind of a coup plot in oil-rich Equatorial Guinea, Briton Simon Mann, and 67 other suspected mercenaries who were convicted two weeks ago.
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A Zimbabwean court found Briton Simon Mann guilty of attempting to illegally buy arms for an alleged coup plot in oil-rich Equatorial Guinea but absolved 66 other suspected mercenaries.
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At least 68 suspected mercenaries, including Simon Mann, a former British soldier, and a number of South African nationals, begin serving jail sentences this week in Zimbabwe.
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A Harare court found opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai innocent of treason charges Friday, a major victory for a man who had claimed the case against him was a government bid to sabotage his political aspirations.
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Three South Africans were convicted on Wednesday for involvement in a plot to overthrow the government of oil-rich Equatorial Guinea, and local media
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HARARE : Sixty-eight suspected mercenaries including former British soldier Simon Mann begin serving jail sentences this week in Zimbabwe on various convictions related to an alleged plot to stage a coup in oil-rich Equatorial Guinea.
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JOHANNESBURG - Zimbabwean police yesterday arrested 20 supporters of opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai after he was cleared of plotting to kill President Robert Mugabe, although most were later released, an opposition party official said.
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Seventy suspected mercenaries standing trial in Harare escaped a possible death sentence yesterday when Zimbabwe announced that they will not be extradited to Equatorial Guinea.
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Slobodan Milosevic's paramilitary commander and 11 other men were convicted and sentenced Wednesday in the assassination of Serbia's first democratically elected prime minister, Zoran Djindjic.
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HARARE, Zimbabwe - Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai was acquitted on treason charges Friday, a surprise end to a yearlong trial that his party had said was orchestrated by the government of President Robert Mugabe.    Hundreds of Tsvangirai's supporters danced for joy outside the courthouse when the verdict was announced...
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The High Court of Zimbabwe here on Friday announced that the leader of the main opposition party, Morgan Tsvangirai, is acquitted of accusation of planning to kill President Robert Mugabe.
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Simon Mann, the leader of the failed Equatorial Guinea coup attempt that led to the arrest of Sir Mark Thatcher, was last night facing up to 10 years in jail after being found guilty of attempting to possess dangerous weapons by a court in Zimbabwe.
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Zimbabwe Justice Minister Patrick Chinamasa is cleared of trying to pervert the course of justice.
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A former British special forces operative who allegedly led a foiled coup plot in oil-rich Equatorial Guinea was convicted Friday of trying to buy weapons from Zimbabwe's state arms manufacturer.