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Greek parties unanimously hailed the ruling of the Supreme Court on Thursday to reject an extradition request issued by Turkey for eight army officers who fled to Greece after the failed coup attempt last July, saying the rule of law has been upheld. 

In a surprise reversal of their earlier decision, Greek justices on Tuesday decided to accept Turkey's request for the extradition of a group of Turkish army officers that fled to Greece after a failed coup against the country's president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and his government.