Colombia Three ‘may well be extradited’

JUSTICE Minister Michael McDowell yesterday said the Colombia Three “may well” be extradited back to Colombia.

Speaking for the first time since the three fugitives came out of hiding, Mr McDowell said Ireland would “not become a haven” for people who breached international law and endangered other people.

“If there is a case to be made for their extradition to Colombia, if it’s lawful under Irish law, that is something which may well happen,” he said. The three - Niall Connolly, James Monaghan and Martin McCauley - fled Colombia last December after an appeals court sentenced them to 17 years for training guerrillas belonging to the FARC rebels.