This is news that will relieve Luis Diaz and his entire family. After several days of anguish, the Colombian’s father should be released in the coming hours. It was the negotiator appointed by the government, Otty Patino, who made the announcement on Blue Radio this Tuesday. “This must happen today”explaining that a military deployment which served as the last obstacle in the negotiations has been removed.
Since October 28, the father of the attacking midfielder has been held hostage by the Colombian guerrillas of the ELN (National Liberation Army), his wife having been released immediately. They were attacked by men on motorcycles while stopping at a gas station in Barrancas, the family’s hometown near the border with Venezuela. More than 200 police officers were mobilized to find him.
