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Fears raised over ‘forced disappearance’ of ESP activist in Istanbul
CCTV footage showed construction worker Gokhan Gunes (pictured above) being abducted

FEARS have been raised over the forced disappearance of a supporter of the Socialist Party of the Oppressed (ESP) who was last seen bundled into the back of a police car in Istanbul on Wednesday.

CCTV footage showed construction worker Gokhan Gunes being abducted by security services shortly after a hospital appointment.

But he has not been seen since with lawyers saying that local police and anti-terror units have all denied holding the political activist, leading to fears that he has come to harm and may even have been killed.

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