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.
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.