Simon Mann, a British mercenary jailed for plotting against the government of Equatorial Guinea, has said SA tacitly supported a failed 2004 coup.
Mercenary Nick du Toit has told how he was threatened with death by an adviser to Equatorial Guinea’s President Teodoro Obiang Nguema.
The investigation into Sir Mark Thatcher’s role in the failed coup in Equatorial Guinea could be hindered by legal obstacles.
The South African mercenaries jailed for their part in an Equatorial Guinea coup plot have arrived home, a security expert said on Friday.
Documents detailing Mark Thatcher’s alleged involvement in the botched coup in Equatorial Guinea are among evidence being examined by Scotland Yard.
Four South Africans pardoned by Equatorial Guinea for a failed coup in 2004 will not face charges when they return home, the Justice Ministry said.
Simon Mann has vowed to testify against Sir Mark Thatcher, who he alleges was a co-conspirator in the Equatorial Guinea coup plot.
Mercenary Nick du Toit, who has been freed from jail in Equatorial Guinea, has given President Jacob Zuma the credit for his release.
Head of Equatorial Guinea supreme court says there is ”uncontrovertible evidence” the former prime minister’s son helped finance the coup.
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.
Simon Mann, jailed for plotting a coup in Equatorial Guinea, could be transferred home if Britain arrests others like Sir Mark Thatcher.
Simon Mann, the British mercenary who attempted to organise a coup in Equatorial Guinea, was sentenced to 34 years in prison on Monday.
A court in Equatorial Guinea has sentenced British mercenary Simon Mann to 34 years and four months in prison for his role in a failed 2004 coup plot.
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.
Mercenary leader Simon Mann, on trial in Equatorial Guinea, claims that the country’s Attorney General visited him in Harare and offered him a deal.
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.
British mercenary Simon Mann testified on Wednesday that Mark Thatcher was a core member of a plot to topple Equatorial Guinea’s president.
Equatorial Guinea’s state prosecutor asked a court on Tuesday to sentence British mercenary Simon Mann to nearly 32 years in prison.
At the ornate palace, the president of Equatorial Guinea on Monday outlined thoughts on a conspiracy he believes lay behind a plot to overthrow him.
British mercenary Simon Mann goes on trial Tuesday in Equatorial Guinea for allegedly plotting to oust the oil-rich country’s iron-fisted ruler.
