Greece has rejected an asylum request from three out of a group of eight Turkish soldiers who fled there, following July’s failed military coup in Turkey. <br /><br /> The trio were filmed earlier being taken away from Athens’ main asylum office. <br /><br /> Turkey has formally demanded the men’s extradition, branding them ‘‘traitors’‘ and terrorists. <br /><br /> Insisting they would appeal against the ruling, Stavroula Tomara, the lawyer representing the three officers said: <br />“We have the impression that the decision has been predetermined, and that the interview was conducted just as a formality.”<br /><br /> The soldiers, who deny any involvement in the attempt to topple President Erdogan, landed in Greece in a Black Hawk helicopter four days after the uprising. <br /><br /> It’s not immediately clear when the rulings of the other five defendants will be delivered.<br />
