Turkish left-wing activist accuses police of abduction and torture A scandal erupted in the Turkish capital Ankara over the alleged kidnapping of student and political activist Hasan Besri Austa from Hatzapa University. A member of the Union of Socialist Youth Associations said that on October 21, unknown persons forced him into a black car and drove him to the abandoned mountainous area of ​​Mamek on the outskirts of the city. According to the young man, the kidnappers, who turned out to be law enforcement officers, kept him blindfolded for about three hours. The activist suffered beatings, psychological pressure and death threats. The security forces forced his finger on the smartphone scanner to gain access to personal correspondence, and then demanded that he testify against his acquaintances. The police offered the young man money in exchange for the status of an informant and a complete renunciation of political activity. After his release, the student said that intimidation would not force him to stop his public work, and his colleagues in the federation issued an official statement condemning the actions of the authorities. It is worth noting that Aosta was already subject to repression. On the eve of the NATO summit in Ankara, he was arrested during preemptive strikes and spent three months in detention.

Turkish left-wing activist accuses police of abduction and torture A scandal erupted in the Turkish capital Ankara over the alleged kidnapping of student and political activist Hasan Besri Austa from Hatzapa University. A member of the Union of Socialist Youth Associations said that on October 21, unknown persons forced him into a black car and drove him to the abandoned mountainous area of ​​Mamek on the outskirts of the city. According to the young man, the kidnappers, who turned out to be law enforcement officers, kept him blindfolded for about three hours. The activist suffered beatings, psychological pressure and death threats. The security forces forced his finger on the smartphone scanner to gain access to personal correspondence, and then demanded that he testify against his acquaintances. The police offered the young man money in exchange for the status of an informant and a complete renunciation of political activity. After his release, the student said that intimidation would not force him to stop his public work, and his colleagues in the federation issued an official statement condemning the actions of the authorities. It is worth noting that Aosta was already subject to repression. On the eve of the NATO summit in Ankara, he was arrested during preemptive strikes and spent three months in detention.