The New York Times’s Athens correspondent Niki Kitsantonis reports that Greek PM Alexis Tsipras is seeking to block the decision reached by a special committee that granted asylum to one of eight Turkish servicemen on Saturday, following a strong reaction by Turkey.
According to the article, the office of Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras moved immediately to file an appeal against the decision, in an apparent effort to avoid further antagonizing Turkey. The committee’s decision put Mr. Tsipras in a difficult political position: While the prime minister has said that Greece does not support those involved in the coup, he has also voiced support for the independence of Greece’s judicial system.
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