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08/26/2004:

"Thatcher 'planned to quit S Africa'"

Sir Mark Thatcher was planning to leave South Africa when he was arrested, authorities in the country said.

The son of former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher is under house arrest and facing the possibility of 15 years in jail after being accused over an alleged plot to topple the government of oil-rich Equatorial Guinea.

The 51-year-old, who denies the charge, was arrested on Wednesday at his Cape Town home and appeared in court in the city later.

Full Article : icnetwork.co.uk