Former Van deputy Mustafa Bayram claimed that his son Hamit Bayram (drug smuggler) was kidnapped by a gang, including the police. In his deposition, Mustafa Bayram said, “They demanded ransom of 500 thousand Euros, my son decreased this number to 200 thousand Euros by bargaining.”

Mustafa Bayram who was arrested on grounds that he assisted his son to flee, testified at the Van Penal Court saying, “The day which the incident happened, I talked to my son, Hamit. He was speaking in Turkish. I asked him why he did not speak in Kurdish and told him to say “yes” in Kurdish, if he was in trouble. He told me “yes” in Kurdish. Later on, he called me and said that a group had demanded from him 500 thousand Euros to release him. Hamit reduced the amount of money to 200 thousand Euros. I told him that I would bring the money and ask the whereabouts of him.”