Luis Diaz releases statement pleading for the return of his kidnapped father
Luis Diaz has released a statement pleading with the ELN - Ejercito de Liberacion Nacional, National Liberation Army - to release his father following his abduction. Both of Diaz's parents were kidnapped by armed gunmen in Colombia recently, with his mother, Cilenis Marulanda being rescued last weekend. Diaz's father, however, is yet to be found by Colombian authorities who confirmed on Friday that they had intelligence which stated that "a unit belonging to the ELN" - a left-wing rebel group that's been active in the country since 1964 - are the culprits behind the kidnapping. ELN representative Juan Carlos Cuellar has announced that Diaz's father would be freed "as soon as possible" in a community meeting relayed by Reuters . Following his return to action for Liverpool, and after scoring a goal which he dedicated to his father with an undershirt message which read "Freedom for Papa", Diaz has released a statement pleading with the ELN...