Colombia Three set to escape jail threat

THE Colombian government appears to have given up its pursuit of the so-called Colombia Three.

The Justice Department has been waiting almost nine months for the Colombian government to respond to a request seeking clarification on the position of the trio.

When Jim Monaghan, Martin McCauley and Niall Connolly fled the country and arrived back in Ireland last year, the Colombian government said it wanted them extradited as a matter of urgency.