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Prince Andrew’s settlement is all about the PR and nothing else
A lengthy trial in which Andrew would have spent huge amounts of time on the stand has been avoided, albeit at gigantic financial cost.
Mercenary Mann says SA backed coup plot
Simon Mann, a British mercenary jailed for plotting against the government of Equatorial Guinea, has said SA tacitly supported a failed 2004 coup.
Mercenary tells of torture in Black Beach prison
Mercenary Nick du Toit has told how he was threatened with death by an adviser to Equatorial Guinea’s President Teodoro Obiang Nguema.
Thatcher escapes prosecution for failed Equatorial Guinea coup
Mark Thatcher may never be prosecuted in the UK for his role in the failed coup in Equatorial Guinea, say senior British law enforcement sources.
Legal hurdles may prevent Thatcher coup trial in UK
The investigation into Sir Mark Thatcher’s role in the failed coup in Equatorial Guinea could be hindered by legal obstacles.
Police see papers alleged to link Thatcher to coup plot
Documents detailing Mark Thatcher’s alleged involvement in the botched coup in Equatorial Guinea are among evidence being examined by Scotland Yard.
I’ll testify against Thatcher, says Mann
Simon Mann has vowed to testify against Sir Mark Thatcher, who he alleges was a co-conspirator in the Equatorial Guinea coup plot.
‘Scratcher’ faces questions over ‘Wonga Coup’
Head of Equatorial Guinea supreme court says there is ”uncontrovertible evidence” the former prime minister’s son helped finance the coup.
Simon Mann freed on humanitarian grounds
Simon Mann, who was sentenced to 34 years in prison in Equatorial Guinea in 2008 for plotting a coup, has been granted a presidential pardon.
Verdict expected in Simon Mann trial
A statement read on state-run radio in Equatorial Guinea says a court is expected to issue a verdict shortly in the case of Simon Mann.
E Guinea govt presses Mann’s key role in coup plot
Government lawyers displayed a contract in court on Friday as proof that Simon Mann played a key role in a plot to overthrow E Guinea’s president.
MK veterans: Scorpions out to destroy Zuma
The Scorpions must be disbanded because they are a counter-revolutionary force out to destroy African National Congress (ANC) president Jacob Zuma and destabilise the party, the…
Simon Mann ‘held illegally’ in Equatorial Guinea
A Briton accused of masterminding a failed coup in Equatorial Guinea is being held illegally and has been denied access to his lawyer since he was charged in February, a defence…
Mann fingers Thatcher in E Guinea plot
A British mercenary awaiting trial in Equatorial Guinea for leading a failed 2004 coup has said the son of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher was involved in the…
Mark Thatcher marries again in secret
Mark Thatcher, the son of former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher, has married again in a secret ceremony in Gibraltar, according to a London Sunday newspaper. Thatcher…