Colombia’s authorities confirmed on Thursday that the daddy of Liverpool striker Luis Díaz was launched, 12 days after his kidnapping in northern Colombia by members of the guerrilla group Nationwide Liberation Military, or ELN.
The discharge was introduced by the federal government’s delegation that at present is in peace negotiations with the ELN.
Díaz began and performed 81 minutes in Liverpool’s 3-2 loss to Toulouse a number of hours after his father was launched by kidnappers and earlier than the match his coach Jurgen Klopp mentioned the striker was “actually completely satisfied” with the information that his father was freed.
“It appears to be like like Lucho [Diaz] is de facto completely satisfied, [giving] thumbs up on a regular basis,” Klopp instructed TNT Sports activities. “Timing-wise it could not have been higher.”
Luis Manuel Díaz’s kidnapping on Oct. 28 within the small city of Barrancas shortly drew worldwide consideration. On Sunday, the youthful Diaz appealed for his father’s launch after scoring for Liverpool in a Premier League match, revealing a T-shirt saying “Freedom for Papa” in Spanish.
It was initially unclear who carried out the kidnapping. However Colombia’s authorities introduced final week that it had info that Díaz was kidnapped by an ELN unit.
The ELN later acknowledged the kidnapping, saying it was a mistake and that the group’s high management had ordered the elder Díaz’s launch.
An ELN assertion Sunday mentioned that the deliberate launch was hampered by army deployments in northern Colombia and that it could not assure a secure launch beneath these circumstances. The Colombian army mentioned Monday that it was shifting its positions to facilitate a launch.
Each dad and mom of Liverpool’s Díaz had been kidnapped by armed males on bikes at a fuel station in Barrancas. However the footballer’s mom, Cilenis Marulanda, was rescued inside hours by police who arrange roadblocks across the city of 40,000 folks, which is close to Colombia’s border with Venezuela.
After the kidnapping, particular forces had been deployed within the space to seek for Diaz’s father in a mountain vary that straddles each nations and is roofed by cloud forest. Police additionally provided a $48,000 reward for info resulting in him.
The 26-year-old striker is likely one of the most proficient gamers on Colombia‘s nationwide staff. He joined Liverpool in a deal value $67 million.
