Equatorial Guinea: Alleged Coup Kingpin Starred in Film

Johannesburg — ONE of the alleged ringleaders of a mercenary plot to overthrow Equatorial Guinea's government has served with Britain's most elite military units, been a pivotal player in two controversial "private military companies" - and has even starred in a critically acclaimed movie.

In 2002, Simon Mann played the part of a parachute regiment colonel in the film Bloody Sunday, described by one reviewer as "a visceral, rocket-fuelled" re-enactment of the notorious 1972 massacre of 13 Northern Ireland demonstrators by British troops.

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