Mercenary Set to Trade Glamorous Lifestyle for Notorious Jail

[seemslikeadream]

From SAS commander to soldier of fortune, Simon Mann’s colourful career reads like a thriller.


Born to a world of wealth and privilege, he made his own fortune in some of Africa’s bloodiest wars – and even enjoyed a stint in the movies.

Now he faces up to 10 years in jail when he is sentenced on Friday in Harare, Zimbabwe, in connection with a bizarre plot to overthrow a dictator in a tiny African backwater – a case that has also ensnared Sir Mark Thatcher, son of the former British Prime Minister.

For Mann, it has been a stunning downfall.

The alleged plot against Equatorial Guinea’s President Teodoro Obiang Nguema, a despot with reputed cannibalistic tendencies, appeared to carry the promise of vast riches: Access to the offshore oil of Africa’s third-biggest oil producer.

Instead, Mann – suspected of masterminding the coup attempt – faces the prospect of prison in a country known for horrific human rights abuses.
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[amber dog democrat]

1. WTF this might as well be a Frederick Forsyth novel gone wrong.

Suppose the mercs in The Dogs of War had been arrested instead.
There the similarity ends.
I can'f feel very sorry for them. They knew what they were doing.

[ret5hd]

2. oh, i have a feeling...

that in a year or two some guard will be bribed and he will be whisked away to a life of booksignings or more covert actions.