Greece Refuses to Extradite 50 Turkish Citizens Accused of "Terrorism"

Athens refused to extradite 50 Turkish citizens that are accused in Turkey of being terrorist, according to local media reports.


A total of 24 people are said to be members of the Revolutionary People's Liberation Party-Front (DHKP-C), eight of the so-called Fethullah Terrorist Organization (FETO), six of the Revolutionary Left (DEV-SOL), one of the Lebanese Hezbollah movement, one of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) and others of other groups, the Yeni Safak media outlet reported.

On Thursday, the Greek Supreme Court ruled against the extradition of eight soldiers, who had flown to Greece by helicopter on July 16 after a thwarted coup in Turkey and asked for political asylum, saying that a fair trial cannot be expected in Turkey.

According to the court ruling, the Turkish servicemen have permission to travel freely within the Greek borders, Sputnik reported.

A day later, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said that, following the Greek Supreme Court's decision, Ankara might withdraw from the bilateral treaty with Greece on readmission of undocumented migrants.
  [tasnimnews.com]
29/1/17
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