Simon Mann, a British national and ex-SAS officer arrested four years ago in Zimbabwe for plotting a coup detat, has gone on trial in Equitorial Guinea. The mercenary who admitted that he was part of the plot claimed that he was not the brain behind the plot. Journalists, allowed into the trial room were not allowed to enter with any electronic devices, have reported that the verdict has been scheduled for Thursday. Simon Mann, who has already spent four years in prison for attempting to purchase fire arms without a permit, has been accused alongside eleven other men who have testified that they were recruited by Mann. Among those Mann claims were the plan’s architect is, Sir Mark Thatcher, the son of former British Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher. Sir Mark Thatcher who claims he was only helping to finance a new company as far as he was concerned was fined in South Africa and received a suspended sentence.
