The son of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher has been arrested in South Africa for alleged involvement in a coup plot in Equatorial Guinea.
South African police say 51-year-old Mark Thatcher was arrested early Wednesday at his home in Cape Town. Mr. Thatcher, a businessman living in South Africa, is expected to appear in court later Wednesday.
A South African law enforcement official, Sipho Ngwema, says police are investigating allegations he helped finance the alleged coup plot.
A key defendant on trial in Equatorial Guinea testified Wednesday he met Mr. Thatcher, but said the meeting was only to secure a business deal.
Eighteen people, including 14 foreign suspects, are on trial in Equatorial Guinea. Seventy others are on trial in Zimbabwe in connection with the alleged plot.
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