The daddy of Liverpool star Luis Diaz has revealed particulars of his captivity – and stated he intends to maintain dwelling in Colombia regardless of his ordeal.
Luis Manuel Diaz was released on Thursday after spending 12 days within the arms of guerrillas.
Throughout a press convention, the 58-year-old stated his kidnappers had suggested him to stay calm.
He stated he had “nearly 12 days with out sleep” and needed to endure “plenty of fairly troublesome horseback using, plenty of mountains, rain”.
“Regardless that the therapy was good, I did not really feel very comfy,” he stated.
He and his spouse have been abducted by armed men on bikes at a petroleum station within the city of Barrancas, close to Colombia’s border with Venezuela on 28 October.
The 26-year-old footballer’s mom, Cilenis Marulanda, was rescued inside hours by police after roadblocks have been arrange.
“My aspirations are to proceed in my city as a result of I’ve my complete household in my city,” Mr Diaz stated.
“The federal government has given me impressively sturdy and nice assist. I belief and have religion that it’s going to present me safety to be in Barrancas.”
Throughout his captivity particular forces have been deployed to seek for Mr Diaz – with air and land patrols trawling a mountain vary that straddles each Colombia and Venezuela.
Luis Diaz got here off the bench for Liverpool at Luton over the weekend scoring a last-minute emotional purpose
Officers stated they might not rule out the chance that he had been smuggled over the border – which means he would have been out of attain of Colombian police.
A reward of $48,000 (£39,000) had been supplied for data main police to the hostage.
The Liverpool winger had pleaded together with his father’s captors to launch him – and stated he and his brothers were in a “desperate” situation.
Mr Diaz was ultimately launched by guerrillas from the Nationwide Liberation Military (ELN), based on the Colombian FA.
The seize stoked criticism of ongoing peace talks between the ELN and the federal government of leftist President Gustavo Petro, who’s attempting to place an finish to Colombia’s six-decade inside battle that has left greater than 450,000 {dead}.
The federal government and the ELN started a six-month ceasefire in August.