A Greek appeals court on Thursday overturned a decision to extradite the last two of eight Turkish soldiers who fled to Greece in the aftermath of a failed coup on July 15.
The decision means that only three soldiers will be extradited to Turkey.
On Tuesday a Greek court ruled to extradite three soldiers who were allegedly involved in the failed coup attempt in Turkey.
The court ruled that the three pilots should be returned to Turkey to stand trial for three of the four crimes they are accused of by Turkey, but not for attempting to kill President Recep Tayyip ErdoÄŸan, lawyer Stavroula Tomara told Reuters.
The pilots have appealed the ruling at the country’s top court, she added.
Tuesday’s decision followed the opposite decision by a Greek court on Monday, which denied Turkey’s request for the extradition of three soldiers who allegedly took part in the coup attempt.
The soldiers reportedly said they would be subject to the death penalty in Turkey if they were extradited since President ErdoÄŸan has been planning to reinstate capital punishment.
The soldiers deny any part in the putsch as alleged by Turkey.
