Men Accused in Coup Attempt Freed, Deported
Zimbabwe freed 62 men who had been accused of plotting a coup in Equatorial Guinea.
Lawyer Jonathan Samkange said the 62 finished yearlong sentences on immigration charges. All but one -- a Zimbabwean -- were deported to South Africa, where they could face charges of violating that country’s anti-mercenary laws.
In a trial last year, the men denied being part of a coup plot and said they were headed to Congo to work at a diamond mine.
They were convicted of immigration charges after prosecutors failed to prove weapons and coup conspiracy charges.
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