Mark Thatcher in Court Over Africa Coup Plot
The son of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher appeared in a Cape Town court on Tuesday in connection with a coup plot in Equatorial Guinea.Mark Thatcher, 51, was arrested in Cape Town on Aug. 25 and faces charges of financing a coup to overthrow Equatorial Guinea President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo. Thatcher, who has denied the allegations, was besieged by local and international press at his appearance at the Cape High Court on Tuesday but did not make any immediate statement.Full Story