E.Guinea Court Hands Down Jail Terms for Coup Plot
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An Equatorial Guinea court sentenced South African Nick Du Toit to 34 years in prison on Friday and handed down jail terms to 12 others it said were involved in a plot to topple the oil-rich country&#39;s president.
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A South African judge ruled today that Sir Mark Thatcher must answer questions under oath from Equatorial Guinea on an alleged coup plot that he is accused of bankrolling.
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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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A court trying alleged coup plotters in oil-rich Equatorial Guinea suspended proceedings yesterday, saying it wanted more information on the alleged roles of Sir Mark Thatcher, son of the British former prime minister, and other international financiers.
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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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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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The verdict in the trial of 14 foreign mercenaries accused of plotting to overthrow the president of Equatorial Guinea is expected Friday.
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Equatorial Guinea's state prosecutor calls for the death penalty for a South African accused of plotting a coup.
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Seven serving and retired military personnel are held in Ghana accused of plotting a coup against President Kufuor.
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HARARE, Zimbabwe  - A Zimbabwe court Friday  acquitted most of 70 suspected mercenaries charged with weapons  offences in an alleged plot to topple the government of  Equatorial Guinea but found their leader, Simon Mann, guilty.
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Former UK soldier Simon Mann is convicted of attempting to buy arms for an alleged coup plot in Equatorial Guinea.
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A Zimbabwe court Friday convicted a British man accused of leading a coup plot against the government of oil-rich Equatorial Guinea on weapons charges, but acquitted most of the 69 other men held with him.
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A Zimbabwe court has jailed British former special services officer Simon Mann for a total of seven years for trying to buy dangerous weapons in a case linked to an alleged coup plot in Equatorial Guinea.
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Guinea's military enforced draconian martial law measures across the West African state on Tuesday, quashing protests and arresting curfew-breakers to halt a widening revolt against President Lansana Conte's rule.
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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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CAPE TOWN: Mark Thatcher must submit to questioning in a South African court this week over charges he was involved in a foiled coup plot in Equatorial Guinea, the Cape High Court ruled yesterday.
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A suspected South African mercenary on trial in Equatorial Guinea agreed to take part in a plot to oust the country&#39;s president but was not responsible for masterminding it, his lawyer said on Tuesday.