Fleeing Turkish troops fear death if sent home from Greece: lawyer

[WorldNews]

Eight Turkish soldiers who fled to Greece in a military helicopter after last week's failed coup fear they will be killed if they are sent back home, one of their lawyers said on Thursday. "They believe that, one way or another, they will lose their lives (in Turkey)," said Vasiliki Ilia Marinaki, a lawyer representing four of the men, as they appeared in court with their faces covered. "Regardless of whether the death penalty is imposed or not, they believe that in the end they will be killed," she said.

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