South Africa Court Frees Mark Thatcher on Conditions
/A South African court released Mark Thatcher Wednesday, but set strict
conditions on his freedom and required him to return to court in
November to face charges he was involved in an Equatorial Guinea coup
plot. Thatcher, the son of former British Prime Minister Margaret
Thatcher, was required to remain in his Cape Town home until he paid a
bank guarantee of 2 million rand ($300,000), required by a deadline of
Sept. 8. Police arrested him earlier on charges of involvement in the
Equatorial Coup attempt. But Thatcher, 51, was not required to plead
to specific charges Wednesday and the case was remanded for further
investigation. [more 
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