{"id":293897,"date":"2023-11-02T17:24:25","date_gmt":"2023-11-02T17:24:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=293897"},"modified":"2023-11-02T17:24:25","modified_gmt":"2023-11-02T17:24:25","slug":"luis-diazs-father-was-kidnapped-by-an-illegal-armed-group","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/soccer\/luis-diazs-father-was-kidnapped-by-an-illegal-armed-group\/","title":{"rendered":"Luis Diaz&apos;s father was kidnapped by an illegal armed group"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>REVEALED: Liverpool star Luis Diaz&#8217;s father was captured by a terrorist group, say Colombian government, but there&#8217;s no further update on his rescue five days in<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Authorities in Colombia are still searching for Luis Diaz&#8217;s father, Luis Manuel<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The Colombian Government has confirmed the ELN group are responsible<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Follow Mail Sport&#8217;s new Liverpool WhatsApp channel for all the breaking news\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Colombian Government has announced Luis Diaz&#8217;s father was kidnapped by the National Liberation Army (ELN) terrorist group.<\/p>\n<p>The Government said it was informed during peace talks with the organisation that the ELN was responsible for the kidnapping of both Diaz&#8217;s parents last weekend.<\/p>\n<p>His mother Cilenis Marulanda was released a few hours later, but his father Luis Manuel remains missing five days later.<\/p>\n<p>Otty Patino, who is representing the Government in the talks, confirmed they had been informed the ELN were responsible for the kidnapping.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement Patino called for the release of Diaz&#8217;s father.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/02\/16\/77329415-0-image-a-9_1698943514351.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The Colombian Government have provided a major update in their search for Luis Diaz&#8217;s father<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/02\/17\/77330547-12703493-image-a-10_1698944562958.jpg\" height=\"709\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The Colombian Government say\u00a0Luis Manuel Diaz was kidnapped by a terrorist group<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/02\/17\/77175897-12703493-Diaz_s_father_Luis_Manuel_above_and_mother_Cilenis_Marulanda_wer-a-11_1698944686302.jpg\" height=\"796\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Diaz&#8217;s father Luis Manuel (above) and mother Cilenis Marulanda were kidnapped in Colombia last week and the 26-year-old footballer has since remained in England for &#8216;security reasons&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Today we have officially learned that the kidnapping carried out on October 28, in Barrancas, department of La Guajira, of which Luis Manuel D\u00edaz and Cilenis Marulanda, father and mother of the soccer player Luis Fernando, were victims D\u00edaz Marulanda, was perpetrated by a unit belonging to the ELN,&#8217; the statement read.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Although Mrs. Marulanda was released a few hours later, the player&#8217;s father has been kidnapped for five days.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;As a delegation of the National Government for peace talks with the ELN, we express all our solidarity with Luis D\u00edaz, his family, with the entire country and with the millions of followers of the player in the world.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We demand that the ELN immediately release Mr. Luis Manuel Diaz, and we remind him that it is his entire responsibility to guarantee his life and integrity.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We remind the ELN that kidnapping is a criminal practice, violative of International Humanitarian Law, and that it is its duty in the development of the current peace process, not only to stop carrying it out, but also to eliminate it forever.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;As part of the development of the agreement on the Ceasefire, our delegation will present this case to the current Monitoring and Verification Mechanism, and will carry out all necessary actions to achieve the immediate release and with guarantee of the life and integrity of Mr. D\u00edaz.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Diaz&#8217;s parents were snatched off the streets of Colombia by four armed men on motorcycles last week.<\/p>\n<p>The Liverpool star was informed of the ordeal shortly before his side&#8217;s 3-0 win against\u00a0Nottingham Forest at Anfield on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/02\/17\/77128921-12703493-The_Liverpool_star_s_mother_above_in_2019_left_centre_has_been_r-a-14_1698944725600.jpg\" height=\"375\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The Liverpool star&#8217;s mother (above in 2019, left centre) has been rescued after the pair were snatched off the streets of Colombia last week, but his father&#8217;s whereabouts are still unknown<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/02\/17\/77261769-12703493-Diaz_s_mother_centre_led_a_community_march_demanding_her_husband-a-13_1698944711114.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Diaz&#8217;s mother (centre) led a community march demanding her husband&#8217;s release on Tuesday<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/02\/17\/77261761-12703493-Hundreds_of_members_of_the_local_community_joined_forces_dressed-a-12_1698944705997.jpg\" height=\"417\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Hundreds of members of the local community joined forces dressed in white holding balloons<\/p>\n<p>Although his mother Cilenis Marulanda was later freed following the kidnapping, the whereabouts of his father Luis Manuel is still unknown.<\/p>\n<p>Colombia&#8217;s police and military forces have been working together in a bid to bring him home safely.<\/p>\n<p>Diaz took to social media on Tuesday to urge people to join a march to demand the safe release of his father.<\/p>\n<h3>Colombian Government&#8217;s statement on Luis Diaz&#8217;s father\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p>The delegation of the National Government at the Peace Dialogue Table with the National Liberation Army, ELN, informs public opinion that:<\/p>\n<p>1. Today we have officially learned that the kidnapping carried out on October 28, in Barrancas, department of La Guajira, of which Luis Manuel D\u00edaz and Cilenis Marulanda, father and mother of the soccer player Luis Fernando, were victims D\u00edaz Marulanda, was perpetrated by a unit belonging to the ELN.<\/p>\n<p>Although Mrs. Marulanda was released a few hours later, the player&#8217;s father has been kidnapped for five days.<\/p>\n<p>2. As a delegation of the National Government for peace talks with the ELN, we express all our solidarity with Luis D\u00edaz, his family, with the entire country and with the millions of followers of the player in the world.<\/p>\n<p>3. We demand that the ELN immediately release Mr. Luis Manuel Diaz, and we remind him that it is his entire responsibility to guarantee his life and integrity.<\/p>\n<p>4. We remind the ELN that kidnapping is a criminal practice, violative of International Humanitarian Law, and that it is its duty in the development of the current peace process, not only to stop carrying it out, but also to eliminate it forever.<\/p>\n<p>5. As part of the development of the agreement on the Ceasefire, our delegation will present this case to the current Monitoring and Verification Mechanism, and will carry out all necessary actions to achieve the immediate release and with guarantee of the life and integrity of Mr. D\u00edaz.<\/p>\n<p>Otty Patino, head of the national Government delegation, peace talks with the ELN<\/p>\n<p>The Instagram post invited the \u2018whole community\u2019 and urged them to \u2018bring your candle to light the light of hope&#8217;, with the picture of his father accompanied by a caption which read: \u2018Free him now\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Hundreds of people joined his mother Cilenis and grandfather Alfonso on Tuesday evening as they took to the streets of Barrancas to call for an end to the kidnapping.<\/p>\n<p>It emerged earlier this week that police have identified two of the four men involved in the kidnapping.<\/p>\n<p>More details of the kidnapping emerged on Wednesday as Colombian outlet Semana reported that Diaz&#8217;s parents were buying watermelons when they were taken by the four armed men.<\/p>\n<p>A reward of 200 million Colombian pesos [approximately \u00a340,000] has been offered by the authorities for information since the release of Diaz&#8217;s mother.<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12703493\/Luis-Diazs-father-kidnapped-illegal-armed-group-Colombian-Government-reveals.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>REVEALED: Liverpool star Luis Diaz&#8217;s father was captured by a terrorist group, say Colombian government, but there&#8217;s no further update on his rescue five days <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/soccer\/luis-diazs-father-was-kidnapped-by-an-illegal-armed-group\/\" title=\"Luis Diaz&amp;apos;s father was kidnapped by an illegal armed group\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":293896,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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