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Equatorial Guinea pardons Simon Mann

Source: Financial Times
Malabo : Equatorial Guinea | 23 days ago  
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  • Simon Mann in court in 2008
    Simon Mann in court in 2008
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Simon Mann in court in 2008
Teodoro Obiang Nguema, the autocratic president, granted Mr Mann “a full pardon on humanitarian grounds”, according to a decree posted on the information ministry’s website on Tuesday. Mr Mann has been incarcerated in the notorious Black Beach prison in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea’s island-capital,...
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