Interesting. Real politique and all that, but since when has an appeal court been able to overrule a Supreme Court? The clue being in the name of the court so to speak. And even the “appeal court” seems blatantly to acknowledge it is acting politically and not on a matter of law. One wonders if the ECJ will act - or ignore?
The EU would seem much more interested in acting against Poland and Hungary however....
Greek court suspends asylum for alleged Turkish coup collaborator
A Greek court has suspended asylum for a Turkish pilot because the judge said that offering him a haven would endanger relations with Ankara..... Mr Ozkaynakci was detained after the ruling, which the authorities said would protect him from assassination or kidnapping.
The eight men, who hijacked a military helicopter after the failed coup against President Erdogan and fled to northern Greece, are at the centre of ill-tempered diplomatic wrangling. The supreme court in Greece blocked their extradition last year and last week they won asylum.
However, the Greek government, under threat of dire repercussions from Turkey unless the men are sent back, has begun to change its tune. Alexis Tsipras, the prime minister, ordered the men’s asylum to be rescinded hours after it was granted.....
Yesterday an appeals tribunal in Athens froze last week’s supreme court decision, saying that granting asylum “imperils the state’s interests, endangering Greece’s relations with Turkey”.....