Colombian three

The Colombian trial continues, amid allegations from the prosecution that explosives manuals found in Colombian rebel hands may be linked to the IRA. The BBC’s Dennis Murray, who it seems has managed to wangle the budget to get out of NI for a short while, describes the court room procedures.

However David Sharrock in Saturday’s Times of London (registration required), suggested that there would prove to be insufficient evidence to do anything other than deport the three men for travelling on false passports.


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