Opposition demands answers from PM over Turkish extradition claims

Opposition chief Kyriakos Mitsotakis called on Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to respond to claims by a Turkish government spokesman that Athens had pledged to extradite eight Turkish servicemen wanted by Ankara in connection with the botched coup of 2016.

Mitsotakis said that it was time for Tsipras to "give some answers" with regards to "unacceptable" Turkish comments.

He was referring to an angry reaction on Monday night from Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Bekir Bozdag after the last of the eight servicemen wanted in Turkey were released into protective custody as the maximum period of pre-trial detainment expired.

The Turkish spokesman accused Tsipras of going back on a pledge to see to the officers' extradition, while also saying that its is "our duty to find those 'putschist' soldiers… pack them up and bring them to Turkey."

"The most recent Turkish...