Liverpool’s Colombian winger, Luis Diaz, has pleaded together with his father’s kidnappers to launch him, saying he and his brothers are “desperate”.
The 26-year-old’s dad and mom had been kidnapped by armed males on bikes at a petroleum station within the city of Barrancas, close to Colombia’s border with Venezuela, final Saturday.
His mom, Cilenis Marulanda, was rescued inside hours by police after roadblocks had been arrange – however the search continues for his father, Luis Manuel Diaz.
Colombia’s authorities has blamed guerrilla group the National Liberation Army (ELN) for the kidnapping. A consultant for the rebels stated on Thursday that Diaz’s father can be launched “as soon as possible”.
In a press release launched on Sunday – after Diaz scored an equaliser for Liverpool in opposition to Luton within the Premier League – he requested the ELN for the “prompt release of my father”.
He additionally known as on “international organisations to intervene for his freedom”.
The participant stated: “Every second, every minute our anguish grows; my mother, my brothers and I are desperate, anguished and without words to describe what we are feeling.
“This struggling will solely finish when we’ve him again dwelling.”
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He added: “I beg you to release him immediately, respecting his integrity and ending this painful wait as soon as possible.
“In the title of affection and compassion, we ask you to rethink your actions and permit us to get him again.”
Diaz described his father as a “tireless employee, our pillar within the household”.
He commented: “I thank Colombians and the worldwide group for the assist we have obtained, thanks for therefore many demonstrations of affection and solidarity on this tough second that many households in my nation are going via.”
Diaz was back in training on Friday, before coming off the bench to save Liverpool from a shock defeat at Luton, claiming a stoppage-time equaliser to snatch a 1-1 draw.
He lifted his shirt in celebration to reveal a message on a white T-shirt that read “libertad para papa” or “freedom for my father”.
Source: information.sky.com”