Greece rejects asylum for July 15 coup plotters
15:21, 21/09/2016, WednesdayU: Update: 15:29, 21/09/2016, Wednesday
Yeni Şafak
The political asylum commission of Greece turns down the asylum request of three FETÖ soldiers among the eight who fled to Greece after the July 15 coup bid of Turkey
Greece's Political Asylum Commission has rejected the political asylum request of the three Fetullah Terrorist Organization (FETÖ) soldiers, who were among the eight soldiers, who escaped to Greece for fear of being caught in Turkey after the coup plot that they orchestrated on July 15 failed.
The requests of the other five soldiers will be evaluated, according to the Greek sources.
A Sikorsky Black Hawk helicopter, which was carrying the eight Turkish officers, landed at a site near Alexandropoulos, just after the foiled coup attempt.
The soldiers, who were embedded into the FETÖ terrorist organization, fled the country over the coup attempt which killed 246 people.