Top Greek court to rule on Turkish servicemen
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The Greek Supreme Court will consider a request by Turkey to extradite eight military servicemen who fled to Greece by helicopter after a failed military coup in July.
The high profile case was referred to the country's highest court Friday, upon the request of a state prosecutor. No date has been set for the hearing.
In three separate rulings, lower courts approved the extradition of three officers but rejected the request for the other five.
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All eight servicemen deny participating in the coup attempt and an alleged plot to assassinate President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. They flew to a Greek border town from neighboring Turkey.
Their lawyers in Greece argue they would not have a fair trial in Turkey.