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A deal to rescue Luis Diaz’s father could be completed in hours – but rescuing him from his kidnappers will be the most dangerous part, a hostage taker has warned.Infamous Colombian guerrilla group ELN or National Liberation confirmed on Thursday that the group was behind the kidnapping of the Liverpool star’s father Luis Manuel Diaz.And while the guerrilla group has raised new hopes with a promise to release Mr. Diaz within hours, a hostage taker working in South America says releasing a hostage is the most complicated part of the process.With the high profile of the kidnapping, former Scotland Yard officer Scott Walker believes a deal could be reached soon.He assumes that the government’s peace delegation, which is negotiating with the ELN, wants to resolve the problem “as quickly as possible.”But Walker said the “recovery and release” of Mr. Diaz could be the most dangerous part of the operation.He told The Sun: “Achieving an agreement is not the same as a safe release and recovery.”“Recovery and release can be most dangerous when people relax and let their guard down. But it’s not over until the hostages are safely back.”“The Colombian government wants the problem to be resolved as quickly and safely as possible, which is why it is devoting a lot of resources to it.”“The negotiators, who are already negotiating with the ELN on the peace process, will also negotiate the release of Diaz’s father as part of this.”It is believed that a woman named Patricia, the leader of a regional unit of the rebel group, was responsible for orchestrating the kidnapping.A high-ranking member of the Northern War Front, known only as Mateo, is said to have held the 58-year-old hostage along with foot soldiers on Patricia’s orders.Scott explained that kidnappers’ goal is usually to get “as much money as possible, as quickly as possible.”But with notorious groups like the ELN and FARC, it’s often about “a political concession or a political question,” he said.The Colombian government is currently in peace talks with the ELN and a six-month ceasefire is in place.“This guerrilla group is clearly trying to somehow put pressure on these peace talks and increase the concessions or even sabotage them,” Walker said.Diaz’s father was kidnapped by gunmen on Saturday evening Station in Barrancas, La Guajira.The Liverpool star’s mother, Cilenis Marulanda, was also kidnapped but was later found in Barrancas.Authorities in Colombia have launched a massive police operation to locate the winger’s missing father and even sniffer dogs have been brought in to join the rescue efforts.An elite has already joined the country’s army An anti-narcotics commando team specializing in complex jungle operations set out to search for the 58-year-old.Colombian police officers believe that the kidnappers’ gang’s hiding place is in the inhospitable jungle area of ​​the Perija Mountains near the Venezuelan border.Scott believes there is a possibility that the footballer’s father was taken across the border into Venezuela – which could make his release even more complicated.“The borders in this part of the world are quite porous, so there is a possibility that he could be taken to Venezuela,” he said.“It wouldn’t be the first time something like this has happened and it would obviously make any rescue attempt more difficult if it went across the border.”He said that while the threat of torture or even murder was commonplace for guerrilla groups, he was confident that Luis Diaz’s father would be treated well.He said: “In the vast majority of cases, the hostages are cared for to some extent because it is in the hostage taker’s interest because it helps them in the negotiations.” And people won’t pay a ransom for a body.“Threats are commonplace in kidnappings because they put pressure on the family or company to pay ransom or make concessions – this is a standard tactic.”Colombian President Gustavo Petro has revealed that he has personally spoken to Diaz to reassure him about the government’s efforts to free his father.On his official X account, he said: “We spoke to Luis Diaz yesterday. We are committed to freeing his father.”Earlier this week, Diaz urged his Instagram followers to “march for the release of Mane Diaz.”ELN is notorious for massacres and kidnappings and is linked to the left-wing Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).The FARC began its guerrilla war against the Colombian government in 1964 after a peasant uprising was crushed by the army.Over the decades, the conflict attracted several left-wing rebel groups, right-wing paramilitaries and drug gangs.The Marxist-Leninist group, called ELN in Colombia, was founded in 1964 by radical Catholics inspired by Cuba’s communist revolution.She was behind a car bomb attack at a police academy in Bogotá in January 2019 that killed 21 people and injured 68 others.Peace talks between the ELN and the Colombian government have been ongoing since March 2020, when the guerrilla group declared a unilateral ceasefire amid the coronavirus outbreak .Scott is the author of Order out of chaos: How to become a world-class communicator and win every negotiation.

A deal to rescue Luis Diaz’s father could be completed in hours – but rescuing him from his kidnappers will be the most dangerous part, a hostage taker has warned.Infamous Colombian guerrilla group ELN or National Liberation confirmed on Thursday that the group was behind the kidnapping of the Liverpool star’s father Luis Manuel Diaz.And while the guerrilla group has raised new hopes with a promise to release Mr. Diaz within hours, a hostage taker working in South America says releasing a hostage is the most complicated part of the process.With the high profile of the kidnapping, former...

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