Margaret Thatcher's son charged in South Africa over coup plot
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The son of former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher was charged in a South African court of bankrolling a coup plot in oil-rich Equatorial Guinea that led to the arrest of dozens of suspected mercenaries five months ago.
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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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Sir Mark Thatcher, accused of helping fund an alleged coup plot in oil-rich Equatorial Guinea, posted his bail of Â£167,000 in South Africa today.
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London, Sep 1 (DPA) Margaret Thatcher has agreed to pay bail for her son Mark, who is being held under house arrest in his mansion in Cape Town after he was linked to the financing of a plot to stage a coup in Equatorial Guinea, a press report said in
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The son of former UK prime minister, Margaret Thatcher,  is arrested in South Africa in connection with a coup plot.
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Malabo - Equatorial Guinea intends to seek the extradition of Mark Thatcher, son of the former British prime minister, in connection with the alleged coup plot, a government source here has said.
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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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The son of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher pleaded guilty Thursday to a role in a foiled coup in Equatorial Guinea under a plea bargain that spares him prison.
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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 was &quot;planning to leave&quot; South Africa before his arrest, authorities in the country say. Police say there is &quot;credible evidence&quot; Sir Mark, who is under house arrest, helped finance an alleged coup plot in Equatorial Guinea.
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JOHANNESBURG The 51-year-old son of Margaret Thatcher, the former prime minister of Britain, was arrested by the South African police on Wednesday and charged with helping to finance a failed coup against Equatorial Guinea&#39;s authoritarian ruler last March
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Ex-British prime minister Margaret Thatcher is worried about her son Mark, arrested in South Africa and charged with funding a coup plot in Equatorial Guinea, but is confident he will be found innocent, her spokesman said.
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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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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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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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Malabo, Equatorial Guinea - Equatorial Guinea said on Saturday that it had requested international arrest warrants for Sir Mark Thatcher, son of the former British prime minister, and other Britons implicated here in an alleged coup plot.
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Mark Thatcher, multi-millionaire businessman and son of former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher, had planned to flee South Africa shortly before he was arrested on charges of being involved in a coup plot to overthrow the government of the central