Mercenaries turn against Thatcher
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JOHANNESBURG: Three South African men pleaded guilty to mercenary activities yesterday and agreed to testify against Mark Thatcher who is charged with bankrolling an alleged coup plot in Equatorial Guinea, their lawyer said.
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The Cape High Court ruled that 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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Equatorial Guinea officials have asked South Africa for permission to interview Mark Thatcher about an alleged coup plot.
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An arms dealer, who is the key state witness in the attempted coup in an oil-rich African state, said that he had talks with Sir Mark Thatcher who wanted to buy two military helicopters, it was revealed yesterday.
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South African justice officials plan to subpoena Sir Mark Thatcher to answer questions from Equatorial Guinea about his alleged role in a botched coup attempt in the oil-rich west African nation.
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SIR Mark Thatcher is facing a possible 15-year jail term for his alleged role in a mercenary plot to topple the government of oil-rich Equatorial Guinea.
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The Obiang regime in Equatorial Guinea yesterday jailed 11 foreign mercenaries for up to 34 years, as documents surfaced further implicating Mark Thatcher in a British-led coup attempt which has caused international embarrassment.
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Sir Mark Thatcher is waiting to find out when he will be questioned over his alleged involvement in an attempted coup in Equatorial Guinea.
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SIR MARK THATCHER is facing an extradition demand from Equatorial Guinea to stand trial over claims that he helped to bankroll an attempted coup in the oil-rich West African state.
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By Katharine Houreld in Malabo and Christopher Munnion in Johannesburg. Eight men accused of plotting to overthrow Equatorial Guinea&#39;s government confronted their alleged torturers yesterday in a court in the capital, Malabo.
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CAPE TOWN -- Mark Thatcher will plead guilty to unwittingly bankrolling an alleged coup plot in oil-rich Equatorial Guinea, a person close to the family said yesterday.
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JOHANNESBURG, South Africa A British mercenary whose career reads like a thriller faces sentencing today in a plot to overthrow the president of oil-rich Equatorial Guinea.
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Mark Thatcher could be questioned by prosecutors from Equatorial Guinea over his involvement in an alleged coup.
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SIR Mark Thatcher was today waiting to find out when he will be questioned over his alleged involvement in an attempted coup in Equatorial Guinea.
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Mark Thatcher, the son of former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, has been arrested in South Africa on suspicion of involvement in a mercenary plot against the government of oil-rich Equatorial Guinea.
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Investigators probing the backers of the alleged coup in Equatorial Guinea will discover this week what role - if any - disgraced Tory peer Lord Archer played in financing the plot that led to the arrest of Sir Mark Thatcher 11 days ago.
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Equatorial Guinea prosecutors have asked South Africa for permission to question Mark Thatcher, who was arrested in Cape Town last week on suspicion of bankrolling a failed plan to overthrow