Thatcher&#39;s son held over Africa coup plot
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Sir Mark Thatcher was arrested at his South African home yesterday on suspicion of helping to pay for a coup attempt in the oil-rich state of Equatorial Guinea.
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The son of former British Prime  Minister Margaret Thatcher pleaded guilty on Thursday to a role  in a foiled mercenary plot in west Africa under a plea bargain  to avoid prison.
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Sir Mark Thatcher has been charged over an alleged coup to oust the president of Equatorial Guinea, prosecutors have confirmed. The son of Baroness Thatcher, the former Prime Minister, is accused of having
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Former British PM Margaret Thatcher&#39;s son arrested in South Africa for possible connection to alleged coup plot. After numerous rumors and allegations linking him to a plan to overthrow the leader of oil-rich
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Mark Thatcher, the son of Britain's former prime minister, has been called to testify on September 22 on his alleged involvement in a coup plot in Equatorial Guinea, his lawyer told AFP.
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One of Britain's iconic names is back, in bizarre circumstances tailor-made for the country's boisterous tabloids. Sir Mark Thatcher &#151; son of British political legend Margaret Thatcher, titled by inheritance, and wealthy through connections and marriage &#151; is in trouble in a far-off land for allegedly bankrolling a bungled African coup attempt.
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Former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher arrived in South Africa at the weekend to spend Christmas with her son Mark who cannot travel as he is charged with bankrolling an alleged coup plot in Equatorial Guinea.
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CAPE TOWN, South Africa - South African police arrested Mark Thatcher, the son of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, early Wednesday on allegations he was involved in a plot to overthrow the government of oil-rich Equatorial Guinea, police said.    Thatcher, 51, was taken into custody during a raid on his home in the upscale Cape Town suburb of Constantia shortly after 7 a.m...
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The wild tale of Mark Thatcher -- Margaret's son -- who is accused of helping to finance an African coup plot
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Mark Thatcher was preparing to flee South Africa when he was arrested over his alleged involvement in a botched coup attempt, police in Cape Town alleged Thursday.
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Equatorial Guinea wants Mark Thatcher, son of former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, extradited from South Africa after his arrest on suspicion of involvement in a coup attempt, one of the country&#39;s lawyers says.
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Equatorial Guinea wants the son of  former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher extradited from  South Africa after his arrest on suspicion of involvement in a  coup bid, one of the country's lawyers said Thursday.
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Former British Prime Minister  Margaret Thatcher's son was planning to leave South Africa  before his arrest on suspicion of involvement in a coup attempt  in oil-rich Equatorial Guinea, police said on Thursday.
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CAPE TOWN -- Lawyers defending former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher's son against charges he helped finance a coup attempt in oil-rich Equatorial Guinea challenged the legality yesterday of a South African government subpoena to question him. Mark Thatcher, a 51-year-old businessman who has lived in South Africa since 1995, was arrested in Cape Town Aug. 25 and charged with ...
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Margaret Thatcher's son Mark remains under house arrest in South Africa, accused of being involved in an alleged coup in Equatorial Guinea.
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South Africa has approved Equatorial Guinean prosecutors&#39; request to submit questions to the son of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher about a coup plot in the west African nation.
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Former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher was distressed to learn her son Mark had been arrested in South Africa and charged with funding a coup plot in Equatorial Guinea but was confident he would be found innocent, her spokesman said.