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10/26/2004:

"Thatcher at 'coup' case challenge"

Sir Mark Thatcher has appeared in court in Cape Town as his lawyers argue against an order forcing him to answer questions about a suspected coup plot.

His lawyers are challenging the South African justice ministry's agreement to a request from Equatorial Guinea.

Equatorial Guinea prosecutors want to question the 51-year-old about claims he helped fund a coup plot there.

His lawyers argue that could prejudice his trial in South Africa for alleged mercenary activity, charges he denies.

Full Article : news.bbc.co.uk