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Nick du Toit





Alleged South African ringleader of a group of coup-plotters now on trial in the Equatorial Guinean capital



Malabo
. The prosecution has called for the death sentence against him.



He told the court in Malabo he was recruited by



Simon Mann
but had a limited logistical role in the alleged plot. He said he was told the plotters were aiming to install



Severo Moto
as president.



Du Toit is a former member of the South African army's elite Special Task Forces unit and worked alongside Mann in a mercenary outfit in



Angola
and



Sierra Leone
.

Nick du Toit

Alleged South African ringleader of a group of coup-plotters now on trial in the Equatorial Guinean capital Malabo. The prosecution has called for the death sentence against him.

He told the court in Malabo he was recruited by Simon Mann but had a limited logistical role in the alleged plot. He said he was told the plotters were aiming to install Severo Moto as president.

Du Toit is a former member of the South African army's elite Special Task Forces unit and worked alongside Mann in a mercenary outfit in Angola and Sierra Leone.

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The most high-profile attempt was in March 2004 when British mercenary Simon Mann and 60 men were arrested in Zimbabwe, where they were accused of stopping off to fetch weapons ahead of joining a team in Malabo, led by South African Nick du Toit. Du Toit and Mann were sentenced to 34 years in ...
"Leasing may work for a person who wants to drive a new car every few years, with benefits such as safety and maintenance included," said Nicholas du Toit, of Pace Car Rental. "You should also consider it if you don't want to own a car, but want the flexibility of using a car only when you need one," added ...

It was invoked to deal with the leaders of the so-called Wonga Coup in 2004, which was masterminded by the former British special forces officer Simon Mann and the ex-South African special forces officer Nick du Toit. Both of them had since launched private security companies. In common parlance, they ...
Mann chartered a Boeing 727 full of armed men and planned to fly into the capital of Malabo, where an advance team led by the South African mercenary Nick du Toit intended to take over the airport. Mann hoped to install Severo Moto, the leader of a government-in-exile headquartered in Spain, ...
South African Nick du Toit, together with his fellow mercenary, ex-SAS officer Simon Mann, was released late last year from the infamous Black Beach prison in the tiny Central African nation's capital Malabo, described by Amnesty International as a “living hell”. Du Toit served five years and eight months of ...
Nick du Toit, who was jailed alongside the former SAS officer for their part in plotting the "dogs of war'' plot in 2004, said that Mann talked openly about paying off government ministers. He said Mann told him shortly before his surprise release earlier this month: “I'm getting out of here. But it's already cost me ...

After the prisoners' release, one of the South Africans, Nick du Toit, said they had been told South Africa's president had been involved in the negotiations. Their release coincided with a visit to Equatorial Guinea by South African President Jacob Zuma. "The president [of Equatorial Guinea] said: 'I am one of ...
But only one of them, South African Nick du Toit, has told the court in Malabo he was part of a coup plot. Equatorial Guinea's president has said he would like to see all those involved in the plot shot by firing squad. President Teodoro Obiang Nguema told British newspaper The Mail on Sunday he would ...
A little later, in Malabo, the South African ex-mercenary Nick du Toit and several other South African and foreign accomplices, were also ...
... attorney-general Jose Olo Obono misled South African justice authorities about the evidence given by alleged mercenary Nick du Toit, who is ...
Nick du Toit, who has admitted a limited role in a coup bid in Equatorial Guinea, responded to questions by lawyers for his co-accused, who ...
... Africans are serving long sentences in Equatorial Guinea in connection with the alleged coup plot including alleged ringleader Nick du Toit, ...
Obono told the court he wanted the death penalty both for South African Nick du Toit, who was in court flanked by four armed guards with his ...
Equatorial Guinea on Tuesday pardoned and freed Mann and South African Nick du Toit as well as three other South Africans, Sergio Cardoso, ...
January 4 - Wales meets Nic du Toit and allegedly proposes plan to ... March 16 - Lebanese oil trader Ely Calil is named by Nic du Toit as ...
Equatorial Guinea shot to international attention when it sentenced South African and British mercenaries Nick Du Toit and Simon Mann to 34 ...
... which was masterminded by the former British special forces officer Simon Mann and the ex-South African special forces officer Nick du Toit.

But one might be better off reserving a tear or two for some other characters who had it worse - Nick du Toit was tortured in prison and lost 37kg; ...
''Hiya, big boy,'' she said to burly South African Nick Du Toit, her eyes settling on the most personal part of the 6ft 3in forward's anatomy.
South African Nick du Toit, together with his fellow mercenary, ex-SAS officer Simon Mann, was released late last year from the infamous Black ...
Nick du Toit, who was jailed alongside the former SAS officer for their part in plotting the "dogs of war'' plot in 2004, said that Mann talked ...
After the prisoners' release, one of the South Africans, Nick du Toit, said they had been told South Africa's president had been involved in the ...
After the prisoners' release, one of the South Africans, Nick du Toit, said they had been told South Africa's president had been involved in the ...
South African Nick du Toit - the alleged leader of the mercenaries - remains in Black Beach, after being sentenced to 34 years in prison.
Plot leader Nick du Toit was jailed for 34 years, while opposition leader Severo Moto, who is in exile in Spain, was given 63 years in absentia.
Equatorial Guinea on Tuesday pardoned and freed Mann and South African Nick du Toit as well as three other South Africans, Sergio Cardoso, ...
... attorney-general Jose Olo Obono misled South African justice authorities about the evidence given by alleged mercenary Nick du Toit, who is ...
... Africans are serving long sentences in Equatorial Guinea in connection with the alleged coup plot including alleged ringleader Nick du Toit, ...
South Africans Nick Du Toit, with Sergio Cardoso, Jose Sundays and George Alerson, along with British citizen Simon Mann, had been ...
January 4 - Wales meets Nic du Toit and allegedly proposes plan to ... March 16 - Lebanese oil trader Ely Calil is named by Nic du Toit as ...
Equatorial Guinea shot to international attention when it sentenced South African and British mercenaries Nick Du Toit and Simon Mann to 34 ...
Francisco Kidd inspects a selection of marijuana offerings at the Apothecarium, a pot dispensary in San Francisco. Photo: Amy Osborne ...
... which was masterminded by the former British special forces officer Simon Mann and the ex-South African special forces officer Nick du Toit.
... which was masterminded by the former British special forces officer Simon Mann and the ex-South African special forces officer Nick du Toit.
But one might be better off reserving a tear or two for some other characters who had it worse - Nick du Toit was tortured in prison and lost 37kg; ...
But one might be better off reserving a tear or two for some other characters who had it worse - Nick du Toit was tortured in prison and lost 37kg; ...
''Hiya, big boy,'' she said to burly South African Nick Du Toit, her eyes settling on the most personal part of the 6ft 3in forward's anatomy.
South African Nick du Toit, together with his fellow mercenary, ex-SAS officer Simon Mann, was released late last year from the infamous Black ...
Nick du Toit, who was jailed alongside the former SAS officer for their part in plotting the "dogs of war'' plot in 2004, said that Mann talked ...
After the prisoners' release, one of the South Africans, Nick du Toit, said they had been told South Africa's president had been involved in the ...
After the prisoners' release, one of the South Africans, Nick du Toit, said they had been told South Africa's president had been involved in the ...
South African Nick du Toit - the alleged leader of the mercenaries - remains in Black Beach, after being sentenced to 34 years in prison.
Plot leader Nick du Toit was jailed for 34 years, while opposition leader Severo Moto, who is in exile in Spain, was given 63 years in absentia.
The main defendant in the case, former officer of the Equatorial Guinean security forces Nick du Toit was given a 63-sentence, while three other South Africans were sentenced to 50 and 60 years in prison.
Equatorial Guinea shot to international attention when it sentenced South African and British mercenaries Nick Du Toit and Simon Mann to 34 years in prison for an attempted coup against Obiang in March 2004.
Cynthia Alvado, a patient consultant at Apothecarium, refills the jars of marijuana that will. Nick Du Toit (left) and Francisco Kidd wait to place orders wihle Camille Wood.


 

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