{"id":298123,"date":"2023-11-03T20:24:32","date_gmt":"2023-11-03T20:24:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=298123"},"modified":"2023-11-03T20:24:32","modified_gmt":"2023-11-03T20:24:32","slug":"colombias-president-says-eln-have-failed-to-release-diass-father","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/colombias-president-says-eln-have-failed-to-release-diass-father\/","title":{"rendered":"Colombia&apos;s President says ELN have failed to release Dias&apos;s father"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Colombia&#8217;s President Gustavo Petro says kidnappers have not fulfilled their promise to free Luis Diaz&#8217;s father, claiming the situation is becoming &#8216;very dangerous&#8217;<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Reports suggested that Luis Diaz&#8217;s father could be freed by the abductors<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Colombia&#8217;s President has said the kidnappers have &#8216;not been able to free him&#8217;<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Big debates on Liverpool, Man United and Arsenal on It&#8217;s All Kicking Off podcast\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Colombia&#8217;s President Gustavo Petro has said Liverpool star Luis Diaz&#8217;s father&#8217;s kidnappers have not come good on their promise to release him and his situation is becoming &#8216;very dangerous&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>The left-wing ELN insurgent group, branded a terrorist organisation by the US government and EU, was identified on Thursday as the organisation responsible for Luis Manuel Diaz&#8217;s abduction.<\/p>\n<p>A female guerrilla fighter known only by her alias of Patricia who heads an ELN regional unit called the Northern War Front orchestrated the crime, Colombian media reported earlier on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>The ELN, which is currently holding peace talks with the government after declaring a ceasefire in its long-standing war against the Colombian state, had promised to secure 58-year-old Mr Diaz&#8217;s release\u00a0in a matter of hours after being identified as the culprits.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking from Washington during an official visit to the US, Mr Petro said: &#8216;The ELN&#8217;s authorship means the ELN today is responsible for the life of the father of Luis Diaz.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/03\/19\/77378843-0-Colombian_President_Gustavo_Petro-m-2_1699038990673.jpg\" height=\"691\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Colombian President Gustavo Petro has stated kidnappers have failed to fulfil their promise to release Luis Diaz&#8217;s father<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/03\/19\/77354903-0-Reports_in_Colombia_have_suggested_that_Luis_Diaz_s_left_father_-a-3_1699039026844.jpg\" height=\"516\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Reports in Colombia had suggested that Diaz&#8217;s (left) father Luis Manuel (right) could be released in the next few hours<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/03\/19\/77128921-0-The_Liverpool_star_s_mother_above_in_2019_left_centre_has_been_r-a-4_1699039059597.jpg\" height=\"379\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The Liverpool star&#8217;s mother (above in 2019, left centre) was 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>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It has committed an act that contravenes the peace process.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I have to express my most profound rejection, not only for having kidnapped Luis&#8217; dad, but because in the ensuing developments, they have not been able to free him.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;There is an expressed wish on the part of the ELN leaders to free him as soon as possible.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;But the hours are passing, and as this goes on in time, the situation in which Mr Diaz is in becomes very dangerous.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Petro revealed on Thursday that he had spoken to the Liverpool player personally to reassure him about the government&#8217;s efforts to free his dad.<\/p>\n<p>The footballer spoke to the director of Colombia&#8217;s National Police force shortly after his father was kidnapped on Saturday from his home town of Barrancas.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/03\/20\/77380541-12708387-image-a-17_1699041937782.jpg\" height=\"374\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Members of thee Colombian army have been searching members of the public at checkpoints in Barrancas, La Guajira, following the kidnapping<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/03\/20\/77380539-12708387-image-a-18_1699041941554.jpg\" height=\"390\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The director of Colombia&#8217;s National Police force had also spoken to Diaz to state that every effort was being made to find his father<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/03\/19\/77354901-0-Colombian_police_have_been_searching_for_Diaz_s_father_who_was_s-a-5_1699039076592.jpg\" height=\"730\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Colombian police have been searching for Diaz&#8217;s father who was seized at gunpoint on Saturday<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/03\/20\/77380543-12708387-image-a-19_1699041946888.jpg\" height=\"440\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Operations on land, air and sea have been underway following the abduction<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/03\/19\/77261769-0-Luis_Diaz_s_mother_Cilenis_Marulanda_centre_led_a_community_marc-a-7_1699039098930.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Luis Diaz&#8217;s mother Cilenis Marulanda (centre) led a community march demanding the release of her husband, Luis Manuel Diaz, on Tuesday<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/03\/19\/77261761-0-Hundreds_of_members_of_the_local_community_joined_forces_dressed-a-6_1699039084815.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><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/03\/19\/77374309-0-Luis_Diaz_left_was_pictured_today_back_in_training_for_Liverpool-a-8_1699039107618.jpg\" height=\"481\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Diaz (left) was pictured in training for Liverpool on Friday amid the ongoing situation\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The director general of Colombia&#8217;s National Police force, William Rene Salamanca Ramirez told the anguished striker every effort was being made to find the missing 58-year-old.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday evening, after the Colombian government confirmed the ELN was behind the kidnap, Mr Petro confirmed he had spoken to the footballer.<\/p>\n<p>He said on his official Twitter site: &#8216;We have spoken with Luis Diaz yesterday. We are working for the liberation of his father.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Luis Diaz&#8217;s mum Cilenis Marulanda was also kidnapped on Saturday, but was abandoned by her captors hours later as the police and army hunt to catch those responsible intensified.<\/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-12708387\/Colombias-President-Gustavo-Petro-says-kidnappers-not-fulfilled-promise-free-Luis-Diazs-father-claiming-situation-dangerous.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Colombia&#8217;s President Gustavo Petro says kidnappers have not fulfilled their promise to free Luis Diaz&#8217;s father, claiming the situation is <span class=\"more-text\">&hellip;<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":298122,"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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