Posted on 01/12/2005 10:01:18 AM PST by areafiftyone
Sir Mark Thatcher is to plead guilty in to bankrolling an attempted coup in Equatorial New Guinea, say reports.
He is expected to be given a five year suspended sentence and a £300,000 fine.
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Putz....I feel bad for his mum..
It must be interesting to have a life where you could bankroll a coup if so inclined.
I bet that will sure deter other Lords, Kings and Dictators types who want to bankroll coups....
/sarcasm
So do I. He's a Jerk!
I mean doesn't everyone bankroll coups in the third world??
I feel inclined to punch him right in the face. His mother's health did not need this additional strain.
Regards, Ivan
Sir Mark will then be allowed to leave South Africa, where he has been under house arrest.
Who is Mark Thatcher?
The son of Former Prime Minister Maggie Thatcher!
I have made the statement many times that I wish I could have voted for her for president of the U.S.
One great lady !!!
P.S. Contrast her with HITLERY
Is the coup in Equatorial Guinea or in New Guinea? Equatorial Guinea is in Africa while New Guinea is just north of Australia.
I wish he'd bankroll a coup in Jamaica *sigh*
Sir Mark Thatcher is to plead guilty to unwittingly bankrolling an attempted coup in Equatorial Guinea, say reports.
He is expected to be given a five year suspended sentence and a £300,000 fine by a court in South Africa.
It is understood Thatcher will then be allowed to leave the country, where he has effectively been under house arrest.
He was detained in his villa in Cape Town last August and accused of contributing around £141,000 to the alleged coup plot.
He was granted bail but was restricted to the confines of Cape Town.
He was also forced to hand over his passport and report to police every day.
Thatcher also faces charges in Equatorial Guinea in connection with an alleged plot to overthrow President Teodoro Obiang Nguema.
The son of former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, he has lived in South Africa since 1995.
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Maybe we can hold a fundraiser to fund a coup in Zimbabwe
Should have been Zimbabwe, then he would be a hero if it had succeeded
and whats going on in Jamaica?
Hey Ivan is Mrs Mark Thatcher has divorce this loser YET
I hear last time that Texan born Mrs Thatcher is this close of divorce this loser
GOOD
Personally I am with you I like punch this loser in the face
Is that allowed?
*thinks*
Well, some folks DID put what was, for all intents and purposes, a $1 billion hit contract on Osama bin Ladan after 9/11... and I've heard nothing about any prosecutions for that little caper...
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