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06/02/2003
Colombia Three trial adjourned until Friday
The trial of three alleged IRA men arrested in Colombia and charged with training Marxist guerrillas has been adjourned until tomorrow.
Prosecution witnesses appeared in court amid heavy security on Wednesday for the trial of Niall Connolly, Martin McCauley and James Monaghan.
While all three men refused to attend the hearing saying they did not recognise the legitimacy of the Colombian judicial system, two of the four witnesses did give evidence.
The prosecution's "star witness" will give evidence tomorrow after the judge put him into a witness protection programme having attended Wednesday's hearing wearing a bullet-proof vest.
During Wednesday's hearing, the court also heard evidence from the officer who arrested the three Irishmen in August 2001.
The case has been mired in controversy after the original trial descended into farce in December after the judge had to call an adjournment as the prosecution's case was in danger of collapsing. At the time two of its key witnesses refused to testify, saying they feared for their lives.
If convicted all three men could face up to 20 years in a Colombian prison.
(MB)
Prosecution witnesses appeared in court amid heavy security on Wednesday for the trial of Niall Connolly, Martin McCauley and James Monaghan.
While all three men refused to attend the hearing saying they did not recognise the legitimacy of the Colombian judicial system, two of the four witnesses did give evidence.
The prosecution's "star witness" will give evidence tomorrow after the judge put him into a witness protection programme having attended Wednesday's hearing wearing a bullet-proof vest.
During Wednesday's hearing, the court also heard evidence from the officer who arrested the three Irishmen in August 2001.
The case has been mired in controversy after the original trial descended into farce in December after the judge had to call an adjournment as the prosecution's case was in danger of collapsing. At the time two of its key witnesses refused to testify, saying they feared for their lives.
If convicted all three men could face up to 20 years in a Colombian prison.
(MB)
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