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Encyclopedia > Colombia Three

The Colombia Three are three individuals – Niall Connolly, James Monaghan and Martin McCauley – who are currently residing in the Republic of Ireland, having fled from Colombia, where they have been sentenced to prison terms of seventeen years for training FARC rebels. The FARC-EPs flag The Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia – Ejército del Pueblo (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia – Peoples Army, or FARC-EP) is a militant and revolutionary guerrilla group established in 1964-1966 as the military wing of the Colombian Communist Party, and is Colombias...

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Arrest

The three came to prominence on 11 August 2001, when they were arrested travelling on false passports at Bogotá International Airport while waiting to transfer to international flights out of the country. The Colombian authorities alleged at the time that they were training FARC rebels, and were members of the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA).[1] According to General Fernando Tapias the Colombian authorities were tipped off by "an international security organisation".[2] is the 223rd day of the year (224th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... The Provisional Irish Republican Army (Irish: Óglaigh na hÉireann) (IRA; also referred to as the PIRA, the Provos, or by some of its supporters as the Army or the RA.[2]) is an Irish Republican, left wing[3] paramilitary organisation that, until the Belfast Agreement, sought to end Northern...


Two of the three men, Monaghan and McCauley, had arrived in Colombia on 30 June 2001 on a flight from Belfast, via Paris. Niall Connolly had flown from Dublin, via Madrid, and spent a day in Caracas before making a rendezvous in Bogotá. The three men then spent the next five weeks travelling through a demilitarized southern zone of Colombia, then under the control of the FARC rebels as part of peace talks with the Colombian government.[3] They were arrested as soon as they touched down in Bogotá on a commercial flight on the Saturday night.[4] is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... This article is about the capital city of Northern Ireland. ... This article is about the capital of France. ... For other uses, see Dublin (disambiguation). ... This article is about the Spanish capital. ... Nickname: Motto: Ave María Santísima, sin pecado concebida, en el primer instante de su ser natural. ... Bogota redirects here. ...


Prosecution

After the men's arrest they were held for six months without charge, until 15 February 2002 when they were charged with training FARC rebels in bomb-making.[5] After a number of delays, including a boycott of proceedings by the three accused, the trial opened on 2 December 2002.[6] Following a number of adjournments, the trial closed on 1 August 2003.[7] The trial judge returned a verdict which found the three men guilty of travelling on false passports and they were given varying sentences of up to 44 months. They were found not guilty on the more serious charges relating to training FARC rebels; however, the judge ordered their release upon payment of fines equivalent to £3,800.[8] is the 46th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... is the 336th day of the year (337th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... is the 213th day of the year (214th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Appeal

In accordance with Colombian law, the prosecution had the right to appeal the verdict, which it did. While awaiting appeal, the three men were free to leave jail, but were instructed by a judge to remain within the country. The appeal court, however, overturned the original trial verdict, and convicted the men of training the rebels, sentencing them to seventeen years in jail on 16 December 2004.[9] is the 350th day of the year (351st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Return to Ireland

The day after their conviction, the Colombian Attorney General announced that the men had fled Colombia.[10] On 5 August 2005, following an interview with Monaghan by RTÉ's Charlie Bird, it emerged that the three men had clandestinely returned to Ireland.[11] The three men were subsequently questioned by Gardaí but no moves have been taken in relation to extraditing them to Colombia, despite the existence of an Interpol arrest warrant.[12][13] Not to be confused with Inspector General of Colombia. ... is the 217th day of the year (218th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Radio Telefís Éireann[1] (RTÉ; IPA: ,  ) is the Public Service Broadcaster of the Republic of Ireland. ... Charles Charlie Bird (born September 9, 1949) is an Irish journalist and broadcaster. ... Garda Síochána na hÉireann (pronounced ; Irish for Peace Guard of Ireland, often rendered[1] as The Guardians of the Peace of Ireland) is the police force of the Republic of Ireland. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... An arrest warrant is a warrant issued by a public officer which authorizes the arrest and detention of an individual. ...


The Colombia Three

James Monaghan

James William Monaghan (Irish: Séamas Liam Ó Manachán) was born on 9 August 1945, and is originally from County Donegal but his last known address was in Newry, County Armagh.[14][15] In the 1970s he was believed to have been active in the IRA, gaining the nickname 'Mortar' on account of his skill in manufacturing homemade mortars and, [16] according to security sources, he is head of the IRA's engineering section.[17] is the 221st day of the year (222nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar). ... Statistics Province: Ulster Dáil Éireann: Donegal North East, Donegal South West County seat: Lifford Code: DL Area: 4,841 km² Population (2006) 146,956 Website: www. ... , Newry (from the Irish: Iúr Cinn Trá meaning The Yew Tree at the Head of the Strand, short form An tIúr, The Yew) is the fourth largest city in Northern Ireland and eighth on the island of Ireland. ... Statistics Province: Ulster County Town: Armagh Area: 1,254 km² Population (est. ... Barrack buster is the colloquial name given to several improvised mortars, developed in the 1990s by the engineering group of the Provisional Irish Republican Army. ...


Monaghan was arrested on terrorist charges in County Donegal in the 1970s.[14] In 1972 he was arrested in London and given a prison sentence for terrorism offenses.[15] In 1976, he escaped from the Special Criminal Court in Dublin following a double bomb blast.[14] He was elected to the Sinn Féin Ard Chomhairle in 1989. According to Alex Maskey, he left Sinn Féin in 1989 or 1990,[18] In 1999 he joined an organisation called Coiste na n-Iarchimí, a Republican ex-prisoners group.[15] He is reported to be a member of the IRA Army Council.[19] Year 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Special Criminal Court is a juryless criminal court in the Republic of Ireland which tries terrorist and organized crime cases. ... For other uses, see Dublin (disambiguation). ... For pre-Arthur Griffith use of the political name, see Sinn Féin (19th century). ... Alex Maskey (born January 8, 1952) is an Irish politician who was the first member of Sinn Féin to serve as Belfasts Lord Mayor. ... The IRA Army Council is the decision-making body of the Provisional Irish Republican Army, more commonly known as the IRA, a paramilitary group dedicated to bringing about the end of the Union between Northern Ireland and the rest of the United Kingdom. ...


Martin McCauley

Martin McCauley (Irish: Máirtín Mac Amhlaoibh) was born on 1 December 1962 in County Armagh.[15] He was shot aged 19 in 1982 by the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) in a barn near Lurgan resulting from which he won a five-figure sum for damages against the RUC. In 1985 he was charged with weapons possession in Northern Ireland and received a two year suspended sentence.[17] He was a Sinn Féin election worker during assembly elections in the Upper Bann constituency in 1998, but according to Sinn Féin he was not a member of the party.[14] McCauley is regarded as a leading figure in the IRA's engineering section.[3] is the 335th day of the year (336th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Statistics Province: Ulster County Town: Armagh Area: 1,254 km² Population (est. ... The Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) was name of the police force in Northern Ireland from 1922 to 2001. ... , Lurgan (from the Irish: An Lorgain meaning the long low ridge of land), is a town in County Armagh, Northern Ireland with a population of approximately 38,000. ... This article is about the year. ... Northern Ireland (Irish: , Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a constituent country of the United Kingdom lying in the northeast of the island of Ireland, covering 5,459 square miles (14,139 km², about a sixth of the islands total area). ... A suspended sentence is a legal construct. ... Upper Bann is a Parliamentary Constituency in the House of Commons and also an Assembly constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly. ...


Niall Connolly

Niall Connolly (Irish: Niall Ó Conghaile) was born on 5 December 1964 in Glenageary, County Dublin, and was educated at Newpark Comprehensive School and Trinity College, Dublin.[3][15] The only one of the three who was a fluent Spanish speaker, he has extensive experience in Latin America having worked there for a number of years.[17] Prior to his arrest, he was resident in Cuba where the Cuban authorities claimed he was the Latin America representative for Sinn Féin.[3] This was initially denied by Sinn Féin, but they later accepted that he had been working in Cuba as a part-time party representative.[20] is the 339th day of the year (340th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also Nintendo emulator: 1964 (emulator). ... Glenageary (Gleann na gCaorach in Irish, meaning Glen of the Berries) is an area in the suburbs of South County Dublin, Ireland; officially part of the Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council electoral area. ... Statistics Province: Leinster County Town: Dublin Code: D Area: 921 km² Population (2006) 1,186,821 County Dublin (Irish: Contae Bhaile Átha Cliath), or more correctly today the Dublin Region[1] (Réigiúin Átha Cliath), is the area that contains the city of Dublin, the capital and largest city... Newpark Comprehensive School (Irish: Scoil Chuimsitheach na Páirce Nua) is a non-fee paying, co-educational comprehensive secondary school under Church of Ireland management, located on Newtown Park Avenue in Blackrock, County Dublin, Ireland. ... For other institutions named Trinity College, see Trinity College. ... Latin America consists of the countries of South America and some of North America (including Central America and some the islands of the Caribbean) whose inhabitants mostly speak Romance languages, although Native American languages are also spoken. ...


References

  1. ^ Suspected IRA member charged in Colombia. RTÉ (15 August 2001). Retrieved on 2007-02-12.
  2. ^ Suspected IRA trio held in Colombia. The Guardian (14 August 2001). Retrieved on 2007-02-12.
  3. ^ a b c d IRA blunder in the jungle sparks US rage. The Guardian (19 August 2001). Retrieved on 2007-02-12.
  4. ^ Daniel Schweimler (17 August 2001). Cuba link to Colombia IRA suspect. BBC News. Retrieved on 2007-02-12.
  5. ^ 'IRA three' charged by Colombians. BBC News (16 February 2002). Retrieved on 2007-02-12.
  6. ^ Ruth Morris (2 December 2002). Trial of IRA men begins today. The Guardian. Retrieved on 2007-02-12.
  7. ^ Sibylla Brodzinsky (2 August 2003). Irish trio await Bogota verdict. The Guardian. Retrieved on 2007-02-12.
  8. ^ Sibylla Brodzinsky (27 April 2004). Colombia clears IRA suspects. The Guardian. Retrieved on 2007-02-12.
  9. ^ Sibylla Brodzinsky (17 December 2004). Irishmen in hiding jailed for 17 years. The Guardian. Retrieved on 2007-02-12.
  10. ^ Sibylla Brodzinsky (18 December 2004). Irish trio 'have fled Colombia'. The Guardian. Retrieved on 2007-02-12.
  11. ^ Angelique Chrisafis (6 August 2005). Colombian 3 back in Ireland. The Guardian. Retrieved on 2007-02-12.
  12. ^ Sophie Kirkham (19 August 2005). Irish police question Colombia Three. The Guardian. Retrieved on 2007-02-12.
  13. ^ Interpol members told of warrant. BBC News (14 January 2005). Retrieved on 2007-02-12.
  14. ^ a b c d Who are IRA suspects?. BBC News (17 August 2001). Retrieved on 2007-02-12.
  15. ^ a b c d e Edmundo Murray (1 March 2006). Explosive Journey: Perceptions of Latin America in the FARC-IRA Affair (2001-2005). Society for Irish Latin American Studies. Retrieved on 2007-02-13.
  16. ^ Mark Burgess (5 June 2002). Globalizing Terrorism: The FARC-IRA Connection. Center for Defence Information. Retrieved on 2007-02-13.
  17. ^ a b c Rosie Cowan (15 August 2001). Qualified in terrorism. The Guardian. Retrieved on 2007-02-12.
  18. ^ Colombian investigation continues. BBC News (16 August 2001). Retrieved on 2007-02-14.
  19. ^ Irish police identify 'IRA suspect'. BBC News (14 August 2001). Retrieved on 2007-02-12.
  20. ^ Matthew Tempest (22 October 2001). Sinn Féin urges IRA to disarm. The Guardian. Retrieved on 2007-02-12.
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Timeline This is a timeline of events related to the Colombian armed conflict. ...

Key aspects

• Banana Massacre (1928)
• La Violencia (1948-1958)
• Marquetalia Republic
• The National Front
• Dominican embassy (1980)
• Palace of Justice (1985)
• Patriotic Union Party extermination
• Humanitarian exchange
• Mapiripán Massacre (1997)
• Peace process (1999-2002)
• Bojayá massacre (2002)
• Valle del Cauca Deputies
hostage crisis (2002-Present)
• El Nogal Club bombing (2003)
• Parapolitics scandal (2006–7)
• Operation Emmanuel
• Andean diplomatic crisis (2008) The Banana massacre, in Spanish, Matanza de las bananeras[1] or Masacre de las bananeras was a massacre of workers for the United Fruit Company that occurred on December 6, 1928 in the town of Ciénaga near Santa Marta, Colombia. ... La Violencia (literally The Violence, in Spanish) is a term that refers to an era of civil conflict in Colombia between supporters of the Colombian Liberal PartybobColombian Conservative Party, a conflict which took place roughly from 1948 to 1958 (exact dates vary). ... Marquetalia Republic was a term used to unofficially refer to one of the enclaves in rural Colombia which Communist peasant guerrillas held during the aftermath of La Violencia (aprox. ... National Front (Spanish: 1958-1974) was a period in the history of Colombia in which the two main political parties; Liberal Party and Conservative Party agreed to let the opposite party govern, intercalating for a period of four presidential terms. ... The Dominican embassy siege was the 1980 siege of the embassy of the Dominican Republic by M-19 guerrillas in Bogotá, Colombia. ... The Palace of Justice siege (Toma del Palacio de Justicia in Spanish) was a 1985 attack against the Supreme Court of Colombia, in which members of the M-19 guerrilla group took over the Palace of Justice in Bogotá, Colombia, and held the Supreme Court hostage, intending to hold a... The Patriotic Union or UP (In Spanish, Unión Patriótica), was a leftist Colombian political party founded by the FARC in 1985, as part of the peace negotiations that the guerrillas held with the Conservative Belisario Betancur administration. ... Colombian protesters against kidnappings and military rescue operations of FARC hostages. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The FARC-Government peace process (1999-2002), from January 7, 1999 to February 20, 2002, was a failed peace process between the Government of President Andres Pastrana and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) guerrilla group in an effort to bring to an end the ongoing Colombian Armed Conflict. ... The Bojayá Massacre ocurred in May 2, 2002 in the Colombian town of Bojayá, in Chocó province. ... Victims of the Valle del Cauca deputies hostage crisis, 2007 The Valle del Cauca Deputies hostage crisis (Spanish: ) refers to the kidnapping of 12 Deputies of the Valle del Cauca Department, Colombia on April 12, 2002 by members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) to preassure a prisoner... The 2003 Nogal Club Terrorist Attack was a terrorist attack that occurred in Bogotá, Colombia on February 7, 2003. ... The Colombian parapolitics scandal or parapolitica in Spanish (from the term Parapolitics), also known in the English-speaking press as the paragate (from the Watergate scandal), refers to the 2006 - present Colombian congressional scandal in which several congressmen and other politicians have been indicted for suspicions of colluding with the...

 Lawsuits 

• Sinaltrainal v. Coca-Cola (2001)
• Rodriquez v. Drummond (2003)
• Doe v. Chiquita (2007) To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Drummond Company is a privately owned companey based in Birmingham, Alabama, United States, involved in the mining and processing of coal and coal products. ... Doe v. ...

 Kidnappings 

• Kidnappings in Colombia
• List of political hostages held by FARC
Colombian protesters against kidnappings and military rescue operations of FARC hostages Kidnappings in Colombia referes to the practice of kidnapping in the Republic of Colombia. ...

 Illegal drug trade 

• Illegal drug trade in Colombia
• War on Drugs
• Narcoterrorism
Stacks of Cocaine. ... For the Barenaked Ladies song War on Drugs, see Everything to Everyone. ... Narcoterrorism is a term coined by former President Fernando Belaúnde Terry of Peru in 1983 when describing terrorist-type attacks against his nations anti-narcotics police. ...

 Government aspects 

• Democratic security
• Plan Colombia
• Plan Patriota
• U.S.-Colombia relations
• Human rights in Colombia
• Politics of Colombia



Democratic security or Democratic security policy refers to a Colombian security policy implemented during the administration of President Álvaro Uribe (2002-2006). ... Plan Colombia is a controversial initiative aimed at resolving the ongoing, fifty-year civil war in Colombia. ... Plan Patriota is military plan developed by the Government of Colombia with the financial support and approval of the Government of the United States in an effort to uproot the guerrilla groups in Colombia, more specifically the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and the National Liberation Army (ELN). ... This article or section seems not to be written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopaedia entry. ... According to the U.S. Department of State’s 2003 human rights report, Colombia’s human rights record, despite significant improvements by police and military forces in some areas, remained poor. ... Constitutional Reforms Colombias present constitution, enacted on July 4, 1991, strengthened the administration of justice with the provision for introduction of an accusatorial system which ultimately is to replace entirely the existing Napoleonic Code. ...

Guerrillas
 Government of Colombia Paramilitaries

• ELN
• FARC-EP
• EPL
Guerrilla movements in Colombia refers to the origins, development and actions of guerrilla movements in the Republic of Colombia. ... Constitutional Reforms Colombias present constitution, enacted on July 4, 1991, strengthened the administration of justice with the provision for introduction of an accusatorial system which ultimately is to replace entirely the existing Napoleonic Code. ... Paramilitarism in Colombia refers to the origin and development of paramilitary groups in Colombia during the 20th century. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_ELN.svg‎ Bandera del ELN. Flag of ELN. Draupeau dELN. Bandeira do ELN. Made and uploaded by Huhsunqu. ... Ejército de Liberación Nacional (usually abbreviated to ELN), or National Liberation Army, is a revolutionary, Marxist, insurgent guerrilla group that has been operating in several regions of Colombia since 1964. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia–Peoples Army, in Spanish Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia–Ejército del Pueblo, also known by the acronym of FARC or FARC-EP is a communist revolutionary and armed guerrilla organization in Colombia. ... The Popular Liberation Army, EPL (Ejército de Liberación Nacional), is a Colombian guerrilla group created in 1967. ...

Former guerrillas
• M19
• MOEC
• CGSB
• ERP
M-19 banner The 19th of April Movement, Movimiento 19 de Abril or M-19, was a Colombian guerrilla movement. ... The Peasant Student Workers Movement (in Spanish: Movimiento Obrero Estudiantil Campesino) was a leftist group in Colombia. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Image File history File links ERP.svg‎ File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Linked to
• PCCC
• Foro de São Paulo
• Cuban revolutionaries
• Provisional IRA
• Colombian drug cartels
• Government of Venezuela
• Government of Ecuador
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• Military of Colombia:
• National Army
• Air Force
• Navy
• National Police
Other:
• DAS intelligence
• Attorney General units
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Former government program
• CONVIVIR
CONVIVIR (Spanish for to coexist) was a national program of cooperative neighbourhood watch groups created by a February 11, 1994 decree of Colombias Ministry of Defense and a law passed in the Colombian Congress, in response to growing guerrilla activity. ...

Linked to
• DynCorp International
• United States
• European Union
• United Nations
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• Águilas Negras
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Former paramilitaries
• AUC
• AAA
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Linked to
• Spearhead Ltd
• Colombian drug cartels
• CONVIVIR
• Some Colombian
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