Equatorial Guinea: British Mercenary Sentence Expected Today

BRITISH mercenary Simon Mann, charged with plotting to overthrow the government of Equatorial Guinea in 2004, will hear the court's verdict today in Malabo.

The court reconvenes on today when the three-judge panel is expected to read the verdict at 10 a.m. in the conference centre. The trial opened on Tuesday, June 17, 2008 in the capital city and has been covered extensively by the foreign media, including media houses from the United Kingdom.

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