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The Osterley Times (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
The British mercenary, Simon Mann, who was convicted of an attempt to bring about a coup in equatorial New Guinea, has stated that he would be willing to give evidence against Margaret Thatcher's son, Mark, and and the oil tycoon Eli Calil; who were both rumoured to be co-conspirators in the botched attempt to take over the west African state. Speaking as he flew back to Britain from the west...
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
• Former PM's son 'should face justice', says Mann • Scotland Yard confirms it will interview ex-officer The British mercenary Simon Mann today vowed to testify in court against Sir Mark Thatcher and the oil tycoon Eli Calil, the two men he alleges were co-conspirators in the failed attempt to take over Equatorial Guinea in 2004. Speaking as he flew back to Britain from the west African...
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SUBROSA (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
... his testimony, Mann implicated Mar Thatcher as one of five 'managers' of the plot along with Eli Calil, a Lebanese oil trader based in London. Mr Thatcher was convicted in South Africa in 2005 of unwittingly helping to finance the plot when he paid £140,000 for a helicopter. The Independent asks a few questions: * Will Simon Mann stand by his testimony to a court in Equatorial Guinea...
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
... it wanted to hear, pointing the finger at alleged co-conspirators such as Sir Mark Thatcher and Eli Calil. Both men denied any involvement in the plot. His reward was privileged treatment in the notorious Black Beach prison, where he reportedly drank wine and dined on chicken, steak and vegetables cooked specially for him at a nearby hotel. Within this context, the timing of his pardon and...
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POLITICAL REALITY NOW (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
... to overthrow the tiny west African country's president in 2004, and that Lebanese businessman Eli Calil was the man in charge. Mann is a former British army commando who was arrested in 2004 after a plane carrying him and about 60 mercenaries landed in Zimbabwe. The government of Equatorial Guinea said the group was on its way to overthrow its president. Mann said at the time they were going...
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Mail & Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
... $15-million. The organisers and financiers of the plot allegedly included British oil billionaire Eli Calil and Mark Thatcher, son of former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher.Mark Thatcher pleaded guilty in a South African court to helping finance the planned coup and received a four-year suspended prison sentence.Sources say Nguema discussed the pardon with Zuma to prepare the South...
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Mail & Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
British mercenary Simon Mann on Wednesday vowed to testify in court against Sir Mark Thatcher and oil tycoon Eli Calil, the two men he alleges were co-conspirators in the failed attempt to take over Equatorial Guinea in 2004.Speaking as he flew back to Britain from the West African state, Mann made clear he had no intention of drawing a line under the episode, and would welcome a fresh inquiry...
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
... German Press Agency. "The president did not intervene."Mann fingered Lebanese-British oil tycoon Eli Calil as the mastermind of the attempt to seize control of the oil-rich country during his trial. Both Calil and Mark Thatcher denied involvement in the coup, although Thatcher was fined 500,000 dollars and given a four-year suspended sentence in South Africa in 2005. Mann said Thatcher...
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Sify (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
... Thatcher as the conspiracy's chief bankroller along with Nigerian-born British-Lebanese oil tycoon Eli Calil — allegations both men denied. Thatcher pleaded guilty in a South African court to unwittingly helping fund the operation. He was fined, given a suspended sentence and moved from South Africa to Spain's Costa del Sol, where he's kept a low profile."But as far as I'm concerned, I am...
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The First Post (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
... Mark Thatcher, son of the former prime minister Margaret Thatcher, and the Lebanese businessman Eli Calil to trial. He claims they were the financier and brains behind the coup attempt and he was merely following instructions. Police from Scotland Yard's counter-terrorism command unit will question Mann about his allegations. Even if the coup was intended to overthrow a brutal despot - and...
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IOL (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
... testimony had implicated Thatcher as chief bankroller along with Nigerian-born British citizen Eli Calil - allegations both men denied. Thatcher pleaded guilty in a South African court to unwittingly helping fund the operation. He was fined and given a suspended sentence.Mann said after his release from prison that he was "happy that we did not succeed in 2004.""But as far as I'm concerned,...
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kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
... testimony had implicated Thatcher as chief bankroller along with Nigerian-born British citizen Eli Calil - allegations both men denied. Thatcher pleaded guilty in a South African court to unwittingly helping fund the operation. He was fined and given a suspended sentence.
Mann said after his release from prison that he was "happy that we did not succeed in 2004."
"But as far...
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Monsters and Critics (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
... German Press Agency. 'The president did not intervene.' Mann fingered Lebanese-British oil tycoon Eli Calil as the mastermind of the attempt to seize control of the oil-rich country during his trial. Both Calil and Mark Thatcher denied involvement in the coup, although Thatcher was fined 500,000 dollars and given a four-year suspended sentence in South Africa in 2005. Mann said Thatcher...
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Monsters and Critics (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
... and served four years there before being extradited. Mann fingered Lebanese-British oil tycoon Eli Calil as the mastermind of the attempt to seize control of the oil-rich country during his trial. Both Calil and Mark Thatcher denied involvement in the coup, although Thatcher was fined 500,000 dollars and given a four-year suspended sentence in South Africa in 2005 for his part in...
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
... Africa in 2005 for his role in funding the coup attempt. Mann fingered Lebanese-British oil tycoon Eli Calil as the mastermind of the attempt to seize control of the oil-rich country during his trial. He said Thatcher agreed to provide a helicopter to transport the opposition leader, who was then living in Spain, to Equatorial Guinea to take over from Obiang. Thatcher claimed he thought...
