Mr Cooper had said he was handcuffed by the robbers, and that he ran over to the conference venue immediately after the robbers left.

Well, it might be possible to run handcuffed but it’s definitely impossible to remove your coat if you are handcuffed.

Since Mr Cooper had removed his coat on entering the conference venue it was clear that he had not been handcuffed – A lacuna in his story which was very obvious to Field-Marshal Mogau.