ðə sˈeɪm jˈɪɹ hiː dᵻvˈoːɹst nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi fˈoːɹ, dᵻspˈaɪt hɪz lˈɛftɪst sˈɪmpəθiz, hiː wʌz tˈeɪkən hˈɑːstɪdʒ baɪ ðə kˈɑːmjuːnˌɪst ˈɑːplə ˈæftɚ ðə dˌɛkɪmvɹiˈɑːnə ᵻvˈɛnts ɪn ˈæθᵻnz ænd wʌz tɹˈiːɾᵻd ɪn ɐ hjuːmˈɪlɪˌeɪɾɪŋ wˈeɪ.
The same year he divorced (1944), despite his leftist sympathies, he was taken hostage by the communist OPLA after the Dekemvriana events in Athens and was treated in a humiliating way.