Govt urged to send observer to Colombia trial

Relatives of three Irishmen held in Colombia on suspicion of aiding FARC Marxist guerillas tonight urged the Government to send a legal observer to the men’s trial next month.

The families of Niall Connolly, Martin McCauley and Jim Monaghan also highlighted their disappointment at the withdrawal of three politicians from a delegation due attend the court proceedings in Bogota, the capital of the South American State.