Mercenary and coup died

Former British army and mercenary officer Simon Mann, who was part of an attempt to coup in Equatorial Guinea in 2004, died of a heart attack while practicing, friends confirmed.

The 72-year-old has made millions of pounds from business protection in conflict zones before participating in the unsuccessful attempt to overthrow the ruler of the West African nation.

Mann was sentenced to 34 years in prison on weapons and later stated that he was a “manager, not an architect” of the scheme.

In 2009, the former commando was pardoned, released and given 48 hours to leave the country.

The plot was an attempt to overthrow President Theodoro Obiang Ngema – at the time when Man and co -corporate said the goal was to install the leader of the opposition to the north motto.

He was discovered after police in the capital of Zimbabwe Harare launched an airplane that entered South Africa.

Ma and more than 60 others were arrested against the backdrop of being mercenaries.

They said they were providing security for a mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Mann attended a private school at the school before studying at the Sandhurst Royal Military Academy and then joined the Scots.

He became a member of the SAS – the Special Forces Department of the Army – and rose through the ranks to become a commander.

In 2011, he said the attempt to coup at Equatorial Guinea – who saw him arrested with fellow mercenaries after trying to load a weapon on an airplane in Zimbabwe – was driven by the CIA.

After serving three years since his 34-year sentence in Zimbabwe, he was moved to Prison to Black Beach in Equatorial Guinea.

Speaking in 2011 about this move, he said “Friends, Family and Enemies” told him “If that happened, you had it, you are dead.”

After being pardoned and released, he regretted what he did, saying that “no matter how good the money is,” the moral case must be arranged. “