News Source: The independent
| 26 days ago
Simon Mann, the Eton-educated former SAS troop leader who organised a coup against the president of the oil-rich African state of Equatorial Guinea, arrived back in Britain yesterday after receiving a pardon. He had served 15 months of a 34-year...
News Source: The Scotsman
| 26 days ago
Simon Mann yesterday demanded that Sir Mark Thatcher should "face justice" for his part in trying to topple the government of Equatorial Guinea. Former Scots Guard Mann flew home yesterday after being freed 15 months into a 34-year sentence for his...
News Source: Financial Times
| 26 days ago
Speaking after he was freed from the Black Beach prison in Malabo, the capital, Mr Mann said he was “very anxious” that Mark Thatcher, the son of Lady Thatcher, the former British prime minister, and Ely Calil, a UK-based Lebanese businessman,...
News Source: The Guardian
| 26 days ago
The British mercenary Simon Mann today vowed to testify in court against Sir Mark Thatcher and the oil tycoon Eli Calil, the two men he alleges were co-conspirators in the failed attempt to take over Equatorial Guinea in 2004.
News Source: Simi Valley - Moorpark Examiner
| 26 days ago
In this video image made available Wednesday Nov. 4, 2009 British coup-plotter Simon Mann, right foreground, smiles in the courtroom after shaking hands with court officials following his pardon by the government in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea Tuesday...
News Source: The independent
| 26 days ago
The British soldier’s premature release, just 15 months into a 34-year prison sentence imposed last summer, is widely considered to have been linked to his testimony during his trial that the bungled coup’s organising team included Sir Mark, son...