Yesterday, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras explained that he did not promise Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan that he would extradite eight former Turkish soldiers who left Turkey after the attempted coup in 2016. Mr Tspiras went on to explain that he understands that the separation of powers in Greece is vital and that it would not be for him to say whether the men would be extradited because that was a matter for the juridical authorities.
The eight soldiers in question arrived in Greece aboard a military helicopter, hours after the coup failed in July 2016. In January this year, the Greek Supreme Court ruled against extraditing the former soldiers, who were released in another ruling last week. In response to the decision to release the soldiers, Turkey suspended its bilateral migrant readmission deal with Greece.
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