Lone judge to decide fate of Colombia three

A lone judge will tomorrow decide the fate of two suspected IRA members and a veteran of the terror group who have been waiting for more than a year to find out whether they will become free men – or spend up to 20 years in a Colombian prison.

Niall Connolly, James Monaghan and Martin McCauley were arrested in August 2001 after visiting a rebel stronghold in southern Colombia. Prosecutors have accused them of training the rebels in terrorist tactics and explosives.