Organizations, teams and players associated with Colombian football celebrated the graduation Luis Manuel Diazfather of attacker Luis Diaz, kidnapped for 12 days National Liberation Army guerrilla (THEN).
The player’s father was handed over to the humanitarian commission of the UN mission in Colombia and the Catholic Church in the foothills of the Perija mountain range, near the city of Barrancas, in the department of La Guajira, where he was kidnapped on October 28. and was transferred by helicopter to Valledupar, the capital of the Cesar department.
James Rodriguezcoffee football icon and current Sao Paulo player, commented on the social network X.
Luis Manuel Diaz has finally been released… We continue to demand the immediate release of the remaining abductees in Colombia.
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James Rodriguez.
Top division of Colombian football (Dimajor) celebrated “the release of Father Jesus (Diaz, who plays for Barranquilla in the second division) and Luis Diaz.”
The organization also acknowledged “the hard work done by the armed forces, the police, the national government and all organizations involved to make this welcome news possible for the country.”
From my side, Junior from Barranquillathe club where Diaz played between 2017 and 2019 expressed joy at Mane’s “release” and added.
This is a victory for the family and the country. A sign that hope, unity and perseverance can overcome any adversity.
On the other side, National Athletics He praised the release of “Don Luis Manuel” and asked for “freedom for all those abducted.”
According to official data, this year 32 people have been victims of ELN kidnapping for extortion purposes, and at least four of them remain in the hands of this guerrilla.
One of them is a dentist Juan Carlos Beiterkidnapped on October 18 in the city of El Banco, in the department of Magdalena, while he was taking his children to school, according to his wife Helen Aransales, who assures that this is all they know, since they have not received any message from ELN.
(according to information from EFE)
Source: Aristegui Noticias
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