Submit your comments on this article |
The Grand Turk |
Turkey rages after 'coup' officer granted asylum in Greece |
2018-01-01 |
![]() The co-pilot ‐ who flew seven other ...not to be confused with individual rights,mind you... would be at risk, despite repeated requests for his extradition by Ankara. The decision "once again reveals that Greece is a country that protects and embraces plotters," the "Greece has not shown the support and cooperation we expect from an ally in the fight against terrorism," the statement added, warning of an impact on bilateral relations between the two countries. The ruling is an embarrassment to Sultan Recep Tayyip Erdogan the First ![]() , who asked for the officers to be extradited during a meeting with Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras in December, as part of the first official visit to Athens by a Late Saturday evening, Tsipras tried to contain any fallout from the asylum ruling by calling for the decision to be annulled. "The Greek government filed on Saturday a request for annulment of the asylum decision taken the day before by the asylum authority," the office of the Greek Prime Minister said. The co-pilot, who landed in the Greek city of Alexandroupoli hours after the putsch was defeated on July 15 2016, had denied being part of the coup attempt. Despite ...just another cheapjack Moslem dictatorship, brought to you by the Moslem Brüderbund.... 's assertions, the asylum judges said there was no evidence to suggest the co-pilot had participated in a plot to unseat Erdogan. |
Posted by:Fred |