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WRAP Son of former UK PM in court over coup allegations

(26 Oct 2004) 1. Wide shot Sir Mark Thatcher's house 2. Gates opens, car carrying Thatcher leaving the house, passing by camera 3. Car arriving, Thatcher gets out of the car and walks into his lawyers chambers (building next to the court) 4. File boxes being carried into a court building 5. Sir Mark Thatcher and his lawyers leaving the lawyer's chambers and walking towards the court followed by journalists 6. UPSOUND (English) Sir Mark Thatcher: "I am sure that all arguments will be far better represented by those who are going to make their arguments in court." 7. Long shot Thatcher and journalists 6. UPSOUND (English) Sir Mark Thatcher: "I have said everything that I intend to say... you must listen to the arguments in court..." (Q: Do you think it will be a success?") Answer: " That remains to be seen and it is not for me to prejudge the opinions of the bench, is it?" 7. Thatcher and lawyers entering the court building 8. Interior of the court, Thatcher and lawyers walk through metal detector and walk along the corridor STORYLINE: Sir Mark Thatcher, the son of the former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, appeared before a court in Cape Town on Tuesday. Thatcher, a 51-year-old businessman who has lived in South Africa since 1995, was arrested in Cape Town on August 25 for allegedly helping to bankroll a botched coup attempt in Equatorial Guinea. Equatorial Guinea wants to question a number of prominent Britons about allegations they financed a plot to overthrow President Teodoro Obiang Nguema, who has ruled Africa's third-largest oil producer for the past 25 years. Thatcher's lawyers have maintained his innocence, saying he will cooperate with authorities. Last month Simon Mann, a former British special forces commander and noted soldier of fortune accused of masterminding the botched coup plot was sentenced to seven years in prison for trying to buy weapons from Zimbabwe's state arms manufacturer. Mann's 67 accused co-conspirators, arrested when their aging Boeing 727 landed at the Harare International Airport on March 7, received sentences of 12-16 months for minor immigration and aviation violations. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...