‘Each second, each minute, our anguish grows,’ Diaz wrote in a put up begging the Colombian insurgent group ELN to launch his father.
Colombian footballer Luis Diaz has begged the insurgent group which kidnapped his mother and father to launch his father after scoring a late equaliser for Liverpool upon his return to motion for the English Premier League membership.
Diaz had missed Liverpool’s final two matches however had been coaching since Thursday, and was chosen on the bench for the match towards Luton on Sunday.
He entered the sport within the 83rd minute as a late substitute and scored within the fifth minute of stoppage time to safe a 1-1 draw for his staff at Kenilworth Highway.
After scoring the objective, he lifted his Liverpool shirt to disclose a white shirt that learn “Libertad Para Papa”, or Freedom For Papa.
Diaz adopted that up with a social media put up after the match.
It learn: “At the moment the footballer just isn’t chatting with you. At the moment Lucho Diaz, the son of Luis Manuel Diaz, is chatting with you. Mane, my dad, is a tireless employee, a pillar within the household and he has been kidnapped. I ask the ELN for the immediate launch of my father, and I ask worldwide organizations to work collectively for his freedom.”
Este gol es por la libertad de mi padre y de todos los secuestrados de mi país.
Gracias a todos por su apoyo.🙌🏻@europapress @bbcmundo @el_pais @AFP @cruzrojacol @ONU_derechos @ONUcolombia @RevistaSemana @nytimes @Reuters @CNNEE @ElTIEMPO @elheraldoco pic.twitter.com/KuRqYkTPhv
— Luis Fernando Díaz (@LuisFDiaz19) November 5, 2023
Colombia’s authorities stated the armed insurgent group the Nationwide Liberation Military, generally known as ELN, was chargeable for final weekend’s kidnapping.
Each of Diaz’s mother and father had been kidnapped within the small Colombian city of Barrancas on October 28, though his mom was rescued inside hours by police.
The peace delegation of the federal government, which is at the moment in negotiations with ELN, stated in an announcement on Thursday that it was “formally conscious” that the kidnapping had been “perpetrated by a unit that belongs to ELN”.
Diaz stated his household’s anguish has been rising “each second, each minute” since his father’s kidnapping.
“My mom, my brothers and I are determined, distressed and with out phrases to explain what we’re feeling. This struggling will solely finish when we have now him again house. I urge you to launch him instantly, respecting his integrity and ending this painful wait as quickly as attainable.”
Forward of the match, Liverpool supervisor stated Diaz was “superb” in the course of the staff’s coaching classes.
“All of the indicators he will get, so far as I perceive, are very constructive,” Jurgen Klopp stated concerning the scenario relating to Diaz’s father.
“Negotiations are ongoing however nonetheless constructive and that’s why [Diaz] needed to be a part of the staff.”
