AP — A prosecutor at Greece’s Supreme Court argued in a hearing Friday against extraditing the last four of eight Turkish servicemen who fled by military helicopter to Greece after last year’s failed coup.
Nikos Pandelis told judges that they faced “no alternative” but to reject the Turkish extradition request on human rights grounds, as the men would not receive a fair trial in Turkey.
In separate sessions at the same court this week, other prosecutors have recommended rejecting the extradition demands for the other four, using similar arguments. All eight men deny Turkish allegations that they were involved in the July 15 military attempt to seize power.
The court is expected to issue its verdict on all the servicemen on Jan. 23.
