Nov 3rd, 2009 - CNN
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(CNN) -- British mercenary Simon Mann, jailed last year for his part in plotting a coup in Equatorial Guinea, has been granted a presidential pardon, the country's Information Ministry said Tuesday.
The pardon was given on humanitarian grounds, taking into consideration Mann's health and age, his need to receive regular medical treatment and to be with his family, the ministry said.
Mann is allowed to leave the country immediately and is banned from returning, the ministry said.
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