Margaret Thatcher bails out her son

Former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher has posted bail for her son Mark, who is accused of involvement in a coup plot in Equatorial Guinea.

Lord Bell, Lady Thatcher’s spokesman, declined to confirm or deny the report, which first appeared in The Times newspaper.

However, a source close to the former prime minister confirmed that she had provided the bail money.

A reputed multi-millionaire, Sir Mark was under house arrest at his residence in Cape Town pending the posting of a bond set at two million rand (€247,000).

Equatorial Guinea wants to question him and his alleged co-conspirators on charges of plotting to overthrow Teodoro Obiang, the president of the tiny but oil-rich nation.

Thatcher’s lawyer says he’s innocent and will cooperate with investigators.