Luis Diaz's father tells of the horrors he lived through during his kidnapping by ELN

Diaz's father spoke to the media

After the 13-day period that the father of Luis Diaz spent kidnapped by the ELN (National Liberation Army), he spoke to the media about what it was like to live under the command of the subversive group, and he also explained what he feels and thinks about his future.

A day after he was released and rescued by the UN delegation, the Catholic Church and health personnel who verified his condition, Luis Manuel Diaz had a long talk with journalists. The recommendation given to him was to rest and it was expected that he would announce when he would travel to England, but it seems that this will not happen.

In the company of Cilenis Marulanda, with whom he was kidnapped and who was released in the midst of the authorities' persecution of the criminals, the father of Luis Diaz spoke about many delicate and sensitive issues.

«I think it is a step for peace in Colombia to be a success and that all the people who are kidnapped, have the opportunity to be free and be with their family.»

«Since yesterday, I had the opportunity to arrive in Valledupar free of all stumbling blocks. I had the opportunity to greet him before he played a match with his club (Liverpool against Toulouse in the Europa League). And happy, happy, because he was already with his family. I told him to keep going, that things don't end here and that he should have a lot of strength to recover from the things that have happened.»

«That I should be calm, that nothing was going to happen to me, knowing that I was a humble and beloved person in my town, for the work I do. That they were going to do everything possible so that I would be free soon.»

«I saw it, I lived it, I felt it, that they did everything possible for me to be free, with