Greece: 8 Turkish military personnel sentenced to 2 months
ALEXANDROUPOLIS- A Greek court on Thursday sentenced eight Turkish military personnel who fled to Greece aboard a helicopter during an attempted coup in their country to two months in prison on charges of illegal entry into Greece.
All eight -- six pilots and two engineers -- received the same sentence, with the recognition of mitigating circumstances of having acted while under threat. The pilot was acquitted of an additional charge of violating flight regulations, and the other seven of being accomplices in the violation.
The sentence was suspended for three years, but they were being held in custody pending resolution of their asylum applications.
