Court releases Turkish officer under tight security

The Council of State on Thursday ordered the release of one of the eight Turkish officers who have sought international protection in Greece since the foiled coup attempt in Turkey in July 2016, but said he will remain under tight security at an undisclosed location.

He will not be able to leave the country and will have to appear at the local police station every day, according to the decision. 

The court did not rule on whether to grant asylum to the officer, reserving its decision for its new session in early May.

The serviceman, who piloted the military helicopter which brought the eight officers to Greece a day after the botched coup, had been granted protection by an asylum appeals committee in December 2017 but the government appealed against the decision.

The court said the state must take all necessary and appropriate measures for the...