BOGOTA - In a Colombia left deeply divided by a contested peace deal with the FARC rebels, not everyone was happy about President Juan Manuel Santos winning the Nobel Peace Prize Friday. Like many critics of the peace deal signed on September 26 and narrowly voted down in a referendum Sunday, he accuses Santos of being too soft on the Marxist guerrillas. Like many opponents of the peace deal, he accused Santos of offering impunity for massacres, kidnappings and other rebel crimes. "President Santos deserves the Nobel, and also all Colombians for the struggle we've made to achieve peace. Nearby, Nicolas Giraldo, a 29-year-old business manager, said the Nobel sent Colombians a much-needed message: that the world supports its search for peace.

Source: Bangkok Post October 07, 2016 21:22 UTC