Colombia Sentences Irishmen for Rebel Aid

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Colombia Sentences Irishmen for Rebel Aid (http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20041216/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/colombia_ira_trial)

KIM HOUSEGO, Associated Press Writer

BOGOTA, Colombia - A Colombian court has sentenced three IRA-linked men to up to 17 1/2 years in prison for training leftist rebels in terrorist tactics in a guerrilla stronghold in southern Colombia, according to court documents released Thursday.

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Colombia Court Sentences 3 IRA Suspects to 17 Years in Prison (http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000086&sid=atYDQDL51JJ4&refer=latin_america)

Dec. 16 (Bloomberg) -- A Colombian high court sentenced three alleged members of the Irish Republican Army arrested in August 2001 on charges of training insurgents to up to 17 1/2 years in prison.

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Colombia Three go missing (http://212.2.162.45/news/story.asp?j=127661038&p=yz766y744&n=127661798)

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17/12/2004 - 07:20:41

The Colombian authorities have issued warrants for the arrest of the so-called Colombia Three following a Supreme Court ruling overturning their acquittal for training anti-government rebels.

Niall Connolly, Martin McCauley and James Monaghan were each sentenced to up to 17 years in prison after yesterday's ruling, but their whereabouts is unknown and the authorities believe they may have left the country.

The three Irishmen, who all have republican connections, were found not guilty earlier this year of training the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), a Marxist rebel group that has been fighting the Colombian Government for 40 years.

hope they're in Cuba by now. ;)

[irishbrutha1]

Huh?? :blink: When I was doing deliveries from Armagh to the South this summer I saw a poster saying they were already on the way home.

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They were aquitted and then some court there over-ruled that and convicted them, I think it was.

No matter; they're long gone. :ph34r:

[irishbrutha1]

Suppose thats all that matters really...so long as they make it home alright. Should be interesting to see how they are recieved when/if they make it home.