Thatcher in coup plea bargain deal

MARK THATCHER is to plead guilty to a coup charge when he appears in court in South Africa today amid reports of a plea bargain deal.

Sources said he was to pay a fine of 3,000,000 Rand (E380,000) and plead guilty to a charge of contravening Section 2 of the regulations of the Foreign Military Assistance Act. If he fails to pay, he faces a five-year jail term.

The plea bargain deal is expected to be ratified at a court in South Africa this morning.