All except one of the 67 suspected mercenaries held in Zimbabwe were absolved on Friday of attempting to procure arms for an alleged coup in oil-rich Equatorial Guinea. Briton Simon Mann, who pleaded guilty to the charge, faces sentencing on 10 September. Mann is one of the founders of Executive Outcomes, a security firm that closed down in 1999. The state has asked for a sentence of between five and 15 years in prison for Mann, who has also been linked to Mark Thatcher, son of former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher. Mark Thatcher was arrested in South Africa this week for allegedly financing the coup attempt and is out on Rand 2 million (almost US $300,000) bail. Full Story
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