Coup charges cap Mark Thatcher&#39;s long, checkered career
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One of Britain&#39;s iconic names is back, in bizarre circumstances tailor-made for the country&#39;s boisterous tabloids. Sir Mark Thatcher - son of British political legend Margaret Thatcher, titled
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PRETORIA -- Sir Mark Thatcher, son of the former British prime minister, avoided jail and agreed to pay a $500,000 fine yesterday after pleading guilty for what he called his unwitting role in a failed plot last year to overthrow the government of Equatorial Guinea, a tiny, oil-rich West African nation long ruled by a dictator.
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JOHANNESBURG - Mark Thatcher was preparing to flee South Africa when he was arrested and charged with bankrolling a coup plot in Equatorial Guinea, investigators said yesterday.
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Mark Thatcher, the son of the former prime minister Baroness Thatcher, has been arrested at his home in Cape Town . South African authorities say he has been detained by police investigating an alleged coup attempt in Equatorial Guinea .
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Mark Thatcher, the son of British former prime minister Margaret Thatcher, will plead guilty to charges of bankrolling an alleged coup plot in Equatorial Guinea in a Cape Town court in a plea bargain with the state, a source close to him said.
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Mark Thatcher, the son of former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher now embroiled in alleged financing of a coup plot, made millions yearly through business in Zimbabwe, a report alleged.
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South African authorities arrested the son of former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher on Wednesday in connection with a failed plot to overthrow Equatorial Guinea&#39;s president, while the top suspect in the bungled coup was probed about his links to
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Mark Thatcher paid two million rand (250,000 euros/ 300,000 dollars) in bail to end a nine-day house arrest imposed after he was charged with bankrolling a coup plot in oil-rich Equatorial Guinea, his lawyer said.
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A South African magistrate ordered Mark Thatcher to return to court on April 8 to face charges that he helped finance an alleged coup plot in Equatorial Guinea.
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Mark Thatcher paid two million rand in bail today to end a nine-day house arrest imposed after he was charged with bankrolling a coup plot in oil-rich Equatorial Guinea, his lawyer said.
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SIR Mark Thatcher said yesterday he was being &quot;destroyed&quot; by charges he helped finance a failed coup in Equatorial Guinea.
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South African arms dealer Nick du Toit, who has been linked to Sir Mark Thatcher, was jailed for 34 years in Equatorial Guinea today for his part in a failed coup.
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Mark Thatcher, who was detained in South Africa last week on suspicion he aided a failed coup in Equatorial Guinea, today paid a 2 million-rand bond ($303,000), freeing him from house
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Equatorial Guinea might seek the extradition of Mark Thatcher from South Africa where he is charged with bankrolling a coup attempt, The Sun said Thursday.
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MALABO, Equatorial Guinea -- Authorities in Equatorial Guinea suspended indefinitely yesterday the trial in an alleged coup plot here, awaiting information on the alleged roles of Mark Thatcher, son of the former British prime minister, and other international financiers.
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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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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