The minor was four months old when his father ended up unjustly deprived of liberty in Tanzania.
Colombia News.
Andrés Felipe Ballesteros enjoys freedom and is currently surrounded by the warmth of his family in the ‘Sultana del Valle’. It was eight long years in which he was deprived of liberty in Tanzania on suspicion.
His release was thanks to the collaboration of hundreds of thousands of Colombians who helped raise the sum of 120 million pesos to pay bail and also to the management of the National Government and the Twitter user Andrés Felipe Giraldo, who began a fight to return him. dignity to this fellow national imprisoned since 2014 in African territory.
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Andrés Felipe Giraldo, tweeter who led the release of Andrés Felipe Ballesteros
He witnessed that emotional reunion between the Ballesteros family, a unique moment that will remain forever in their memories since many years passed before they saw each other again to hug each other.
But the most special moment was when father and son embraced each other after 8 years of absence. It should be noted that when Ballesteros went to Tanzania in search of an adventure through the paradisiacal islands of Tanzania, Zanzibar, and Mafia in the Indian Ocean, his little Nikolay was barely four months old.
Father and son hug.
Nikolai his father.
“I love you son,” Andrés Felipe told Nikolay when they gave each other a show of affection. The tears of the father of the 8-year-old did not wait, it was a very emotional moment for both of them.
Those present applauded and did not hide their tears as they watched a very moving scene.
“This link can never be broken again,” said the tweeter upon seeing the exciting scene.
When Andrés Felipe Ballesteros was captured, his son Nikolay was four months old. He had no memories of his father. Do you want to accompany this reunion? If you have a huge heart where many emotions fit, get it ready to see this reunion. Two people who love each other. pic.twitter.com/dzeV48keK9
— The Anti-Tweeter. (@andrefelgiraldo) October 22, 2022
Andrés Felipe Giraldo was present and framed that moment with the following message: «Embrace from father and son who have been in one day. I love this moment. I love you family,” he wrote.
Finally a laugh that comes out of the bowels without shadows of pain, uncertainty and injustice. I hug my brothers and my nephew. I embrace the freedom and the struggle of all these years. I hug the father and the son who have been in one day. I love this moment. I love you family. pic.twitter.com/GkwMsqeG5C
— The Anti-Tweeter. (@andrefelgiraldo) October 23, 2022
Later, Giraldo highlighted Andrés Felipe Ballesteros and cataloged him as a hero for his life: «Life gave me the opportunity to meet my hero. It gave me the beautiful opportunity to get into his story to help rescue him. Now he gives me the opportunity to hug him, to be an uncle to his children, to be his friend and his brother. Sorry for all those times I lost faith. Sorry », he expressed through tears.
Life gave me the opportunity to meet my hero. It gave me the beautiful opportunity to get into his story to help rescue him. Now he gives me the opportunity to hug him, to be an uncle to his children, to be his friend and brother. Sorry for all those times I lost faith. Sorry. pic.twitter.com/Fn2I7jtBK7
— The Anti-Tweeter. (@andrefelgiraldo) October 22, 2022
Cover photo: Screenshot @andresfgiraldo
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