Jailed British mercenary pardoned
Mann, 57, was sentenced to a 34-year jail term after admitting conspiring to oust President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, leader of the tiny West African country. A statement released by the Mann family read: "The family is absolutely delighted that Simon has been pardoned and is to be released shortly." Mann was granted the full pardon on humanitarian grounds, a statement on the website of Equatorial Guinea's Information Ministry said. The mercenary has been held in the country's...

British mercenary pardoned for coup plot
Equatorial Guinea has pardoned British mercenary Simon Mann for his role in a failed 2004 coup plot, allowing him to seek medical treatment after serving just over one year of a 34-year sentence.

British mercenary Simon Mann receives presidential pardon: PHOTO
British mercenary Simon Mann, who was jailed for 34 years in Equatorial Guinea for plotting to overthrow the Government, has been granted a presidential pardon on humanitarian grounds.

Mercenary pardoned over Equatorial Guinea plot
British mercenary Simon Mann, jailed last year for his part in plotting a coup in Equatorial Guinea, has been granted a presidential pardon, the country's Information Ministry said Tuesday.

British mercenary Simon Mann is freed by the regime he tried to overthrow: PHOTO
British mercenary Simon Mann is expected to fly back to London tomorrow after being dramatically pardoned by the government of Equatorial Guinea.

Mercenary Mann freed from jail: PHOTO
Simon Mann during his trial for a failed coup attempt in Equatorial Guinea. Photograph: Rebecca Blackwell/ AP

Coup plotter Simon Mann pardoned in Eq. Guinea
Johannesburg — Equatorial Guinea's chief judge says convicted British coup plotter Simon Mann and four South African Mercenaries have been pardoned by the central African nation's president and will be freed shortly.

Police set to quiz freed mercenary
Officers want to quiz the Old Etonian and ex-SAS soldier over a bungled Equatorial Guinea coup that left him facing a 34-year jail sentence. He is expected to return home after being freed from Prison in the oil-rich West African state after serving just 15 months. Serious questions remain over the 2004 plot to topple Equatorial Guinea's government and install opposition leader Severo Moto. The plan collapsed when Mann and a team of up to 70 Mercenaries were held on a airport runway in Harare,...

Mercenary Mann to be freed from prison today: PHOTO
During his trial, Simon Mann alleged that Mark Thatcher and a Lebanese businessman were behind the coup plot. Photograph: Rebecca Blackwell/ AP

Judge: British coup plotter Simon Mann, 4 South Africans, pardoned in Equatorial Guinea
Johannesburg — British coup-plotter Simon Mann and four South African Mercenaries have been pardoned for attempting the overthrow of Equatorial Guinea's government and will be freed from Prison in the tiny oil-rich African nation, the country's chief judge said Tuesday. They were convicted in a trial that aired a plot in which well-connected Britons and others sought to install an exiled opposition figure in Africa's No. 3 oil producing nation. The coup unraveled before it even began,...

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Judge: British coup plotter Simon Mann, 4 South Africans, pardoned in Equatorial Guinea
Johannesburg, South Africa — British coup-plotter Simon Mann and four South African Mercenaries have been pardoned for plotting the overthrow of the government of oil-rich Equatorial Guinea, the country's chief judge told The Associated Press on Tuesday. Supreme Court Chief Justice Obono Olo said Mann and his accomplices would be freed Tuesday morning and flown home. Olo said President Teodoro Obiang Nguema on Monday gave the five men "a full pardon for humanitarian reasons" for the 2004...

Simon Mann the freed mercenary will be questioned by Scotland Yard: PHOTO
Simon Mann, the mercenary who was pardoned and released from jail in Equatorial Guinea yesterday after being convicted of plotting to overthrow the Government in a "dogs of war" coup, will be questioned by Scotland Yard when he returns to Britain.

Pardoned coup plot Briton 'freed'
Simon Mann's defence lawyer had argued he was "a pawn" in the plot Former British soldier Simon Mann, who had been sentenced to 34 years for a coup plot in Equatorial Guinea , is reported to have been freed. Earlier Mann and four South Africans jailed with him had been pardoned by the country's president and were told to leave within 24 hours. Mann, who was sentenced in July 2008, had admitted to conspiring to oust President Teodoro Obiang Nguema.

Simon Mann pardoned over Eq. Guinea plot
DAKAR (Reuters) - Equatorial Guinea has pardoned British ex-Special Forces officer Simon Mann, jailed last year for his role in a plot to overthrow President Teodoro Obiang Nguema, according to the government website. "The pardon was allowed for by presidential decree and granted on humanitarian grounds," the communication ministry of the tiny coastal west African state said in a statement. Mann was jailed for 34 years in July 2008. (Reporting by Mark John ; Editing by Louise Ireland )

Africa coup plot Briton pardoned
Former British soldier Simon Mann, sentenced to 34 years for a coup plot in Equatorial Guinea, has been pardoned by the country's president.

Africa coup-plotter Simon Mann pardoned
LONDON, Nov. 3 (UPI) -- British coup-plotter Simon Mann has been pardoned by Equatorial Guinea on health grounds after nearly two years in jail, officials say. A statement posted on Equatorial Guinea's Ministry of Information Web site said Mann, a former British commando who led a group of more than 60 mainly South African Mercenaries five years ago in a plot to overthrow President Teodoro Obiang Nguema , had been released on humanitarian grounds, The Times of London reported Tuesday. "The...

Eq Guinea pardons British coup plotter
Equatorial Guinea has pardoned former British soldier Simon Mann, sentenced to 34 years in Prison for an attempted coup plot in the coastal West African state. According to a presidential decree read on national radio on Tuesday, Mann was granted 'total amnesty' on humanitarian grounds related to his health. It added that Mann had 'shown sufficient and credible signs of repentance and a desire to take his place in society'. The 56-year-old must now leave Equatorial Guinea within 24 hours and is...

BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition: E Guinea coup plotter Mann pardoned
This is a syndicated post. Original article from BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition , available at BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition . Briton Simon Mann, sentenced to 34 years for a coup plot in Equatorial Guinea, is to be released.

Pardoned Briton due for UK return
Former British soldier Simon Mann, who was jailed in Equatorial Guinea for his part in a coup plot, is expected to arrive back in the UK overnight.

Coup plotter Simon Mann pardoned by Equatorial Guinea
Simon Mann, the former SAS officer jailed for 34 years for plotting a coup in Equatorial Guinea, has been pardoned.

Mann pardoned over coup plot: PHOTO
Simon Mann during his trial for a failed coup attempt in Equatorial Guinea. Photograph: Rebecca Blackwell/AP

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