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Saturday, November 21, 2009 8:56 PM

Published 11/03/2009 by New York Times


Equatorial Guinea Frees British Mercenary

DAKAR, Senegal - The oil-rich and repressive West African state of Equatorial Guinea said Tuesday it had pardoned Simon Mann, a former British special forces officer, jailed last year for plotting to overthrow President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo in a conspiracy that seemed as much a throwback to the continents...

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Freed mercenary Simon Mann is due home in Britain today to face questioning by Scotland Yard detectives investigating the botched Equatorial Guinea coup.Police plan ... - [11/04/2009 - Mail Online UK]
Mann freed because of African diplomacy
African diplomacy helps to free Simon Mann rather than government helpJonathan Clayton: analysisA combination of oil, luxury property investments and behind-the-scenes ... - [11/03/2009 - Times Online]
UK coup plotter released in Eq Guinea (AAP)
A British coup-plotter and four South African mercenaries pardoned for attempting the overthrow of Equatorial Guinea's government were freed from prison on Tuesday ... - [11/03/2009 - Yahoo! News Australia]
British mercenary Simon Mann receives president... - [11/03/2009 - Telegraph]
Simon Mann receives presidential pardon - [11/03/2009 - Telegraph]
Pardoned Mann set for early release - [11/03/2009 - New Zimbabwe.com]
British mercenary Simon Mann is freed by the re... - [11/03/2009 - London Evening Standard]
Judge says British coup plotter Simon Mann and ... - [11/03/2009 - Sify]
E.Guinea 'pardons mercenaries' in coup attempt - [11/03/2009 - France24 - culture]
E.Guinea 'pardons mercenaries' in coup attempt - [11/03/2009 - France24 - Science]
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Simon Mann gets unexpected pardon [ITN News - YouTube - 11/03/2009]
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