
Former SAS officer admits coup plot but his pact with lawyers rests on giving Equatorial Guinea hard evidence against organisers
By Paul Lashmar
By Paul Lashmar
The jailed mercenary Simon Mann has cut a deal with prosecutors in Equatorial Guinea, and will be released early if he provides hard evidence against the organisers and funders of a failed 2004 coup plot, according to sources in the oil-rich West African country.
Mann, a former Guards and SAS officer, last week named the London-based millionaire Ely Calil as the "architect" of the attempt to overthrow President Teodoro Obiang Nguema. Mr Calil has always denied any involvement. Mann also implicated Sir Mark Thatcher as "part of the team".
Mann, a former Guards and SAS officer, last week named the London-based millionaire Ely Calil as the "architect" of the attempt to overthrow President Teodoro Obiang Nguema. Mr Calil has always denied any involvement. Mann also implicated Sir Mark Thatcher as "part of the team".
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