BRITISH and Greek defence chiefs looked set to snub the case of York plane spotter Andy Jenkins and his colleagues when they met today - to the group's anger.

The British plane spotters convicted of spying charges in Greece had urged Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon to raise their plight.

Mr Hoon was meeting his Greek counterpart, Yannos Papantoniou, in London, but the plane spotters' case was not on the agenda, an MoD spokesman said.

Andy, of Barkston Avenue, York, was convicted of spying at a Greek air base after a trial last month.

Along with five other Britons, the 32-year-old was sentenced to three years in jail.

Another six were found guilty of aiding and abetting and were handed one-year suspended jail sentences.

But Andy, and his 11 colleagues, were allowed to return to Britain after lodging an immediate appeal.

Andy has stated his intention to fight all the way for his innocence.

A spokesman for the Foreign Office said officials had not asked Mr Hoon to raise the issue.

Andy was arrested at the Kalamata air base, in the south of Greece, last year accused of gathering secret information.

Updated: 11:26 Thursday, May 09, 2002