{"id":15853,"date":"2022-05-10T22:57:09","date_gmt":"2022-05-10T17:57:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/?p=15853"},"modified":"2022-05-10T22:57:12","modified_gmt":"2022-05-10T17:57:12","slug":"torture-fighters-from-the-marcos-date-are-shaken","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/2022\/05\/10\/torture-fighters-from-the-marcos-date-are-shaken\/","title":{"rendered":"Torture fighters from the Marcos date are shaken."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Survivors of the late Philippines dictator Ferdinand Marcos&#8217; brutal regime have described his son&#8217;s apparent landslide presidential election victory as the result of deception and disinformation, warning that the billions stolen by his family are unlikely to be recovered, and that human rights will be weakened in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to an unofficial tally, Ferdinand &#8220;Bongbong&#8221; Marcos Jr won more than 30.8 million votes in a fractious presidential election on Monday. His vote total is more than double that of his closest rival, Leni Robredo, a human rights lawyer and current vice president who ran on a platform of transparency and good government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Marcos has promised to heal the country&#8217;s political differences, pushing people to &#8220;judge me not by my forebears, but by my actions.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Survivors of his father&#8217;s 20-year rule who were tortured, imprisoned, or had family slain have not been convinced by his message. It&#8217;s also unlikely to win over critics who want the family to repay the state for the large money it seized. A total of $10 billion was stolen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Marcos family and its allies have tried to portray Marcos Sr&#8217;s administration as a golden age of peace and prosperity. False statements about the family and its opponents have inundated <a href=\"https:\/\/web.facebook.com\/DailyRapidNews?_rdc=4&amp;_rdr\">social media<\/a>, forcing journalists and academics to launch fact-checking projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Marcos Jr.&#8217;s demands for unity, according to Bonifacio Ilagan, coordinator of the Campaign Against the Return of the Marcoses and Martial Law, are &#8220;empty and self-serving as long as he does not address the essential problems about his father&#8217;s dictatorship, of which he was very much a part,&#8221; As a student, Ilagan was tortured and imprisoned, and his sister vanished.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I, for one \u2013 and I believe I speak for many \u2013 will never accept a president who remains the head administrator of a plundering estate,&#8221; Ilagan added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Crowds gathered in front of the Commission on Elections office in Manila on Tuesday to protest the Marcoses&#8217; return, alleging wrongdoing and questioning why the results had appeared so soon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Activists claim that Marcos did not run a fair campaign in each case. &#8220;He inundated social media with historical inaccuracies and refused to engage the media to answer the difficult questions that we wanted him to answer,&#8221; Ilagan said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite the fact that Marcos Jr has denied any organized internet effort, he has been the primary benefactor of misleading claims floating on social media. According to an investigation by the fact-checking alliance Tsek.ph, which tracked misinformation in the run-up to the election, the majority of disinformation was either aimed to harm Robredo&#8217;s reputation or to enhance the Marcoses&#8217; image.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Marcos and his running mate, Sara Duterte, daughter of President Rodrigo Duterte, &#8220;represent the worst brand of conventional politics and governance in our nation&#8217;s history,&#8221; according to Cristina Palabay, secretary general of Karapatan, a human rights NGO.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The human rights crisis has spiraled under Duterte, with extrajudicial executions, arrests and detentions, forcible evacuation, and other human rights breaches, including violations of press freedom and freedom of association,&#8221; Palabay said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Marcos has stated that international criminal court prosecutors will not be allowed to visit the Philippines to investigate Duterte&#8217;s &#8220;war on drugs,&#8221; therefore insulating him from prosecution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Survivors of the Marcos era are concerned that the public&#8217;s perspective of the period would be further warped by online falsehoods. &#8220;Although there are now initiatives to try to put the proper version in the textbooks of the children,&#8221; said Doris Nuval, who was imprisoned for nearly five years under Marcos, the longest period of any female political prisoner at the time. &#8220;It&#8217;s just a sad fact that the young Filipinos won&#8217;t know what happened until after his tenure is through.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;This [Marcos Jr] man has no sense of human rights,&#8221; Nuval stated. &#8220;I believe the human rights community will suffer the most,&#8221; she said of a Marcos presidency.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Survivors of the late Philippines dictator Ferdinand Marcos&#8217; brutal regime have described his son&#8217;s apparent<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15854,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[638],"class_list":["post-15853","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world","tag-marcos"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v18.4.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Torture fighters from the Marcos date are shaken.<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Marcos has promised to heal the country&#039;s political differences, pushing people to &quot;judge me not by my forebears, but by my actions.&quot;\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/2022\/05\/10\/torture-fighters-from-the-marcos-date-are-shaken\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Torture fighters from the Marcos date are shaken.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Marcos has promised to heal the country&#039;s political differences, pushing people to &quot;judge me not by my forebears, but by my actions.&quot;\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/2022\/05\/10\/torture-fighters-from-the-marcos-date-are-shaken\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Rapid News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2022-05-10T17:57:09+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2022-05-10T17:57:12+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/qqq2.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"619\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"377\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Web Desk\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/\",\"name\":\"Rapid News\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/2022\/05\/10\/torture-fighters-from-the-marcos-date-are-shaken\/#primaryimage\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/qqq2.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/qqq2.jpg\",\"width\":619,\"height\":377,\"caption\":\"Marcos\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/2022\/05\/10\/torture-fighters-from-the-marcos-date-are-shaken\/#webpage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/2022\/05\/10\/torture-fighters-from-the-marcos-date-are-shaken\/\",\"name\":\"Torture fighters from the Marcos date are shaken.\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/2022\/05\/10\/torture-fighters-from-the-marcos-date-are-shaken\/#primaryimage\"},\"datePublished\":\"2022-05-10T17:57:09+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-05-10T17:57:12+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/#\/schema\/person\/950b57c7996a13e09938c5e45be30a5c\"},\"description\":\"Marcos has promised to heal the country's political differences, pushing people to \\\"judge me not by my forebears, but by my actions.\\\"\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/2022\/05\/10\/torture-fighters-from-the-marcos-date-are-shaken\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/2022\/05\/10\/torture-fighters-from-the-marcos-date-are-shaken\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/2022\/05\/10\/torture-fighters-from-the-marcos-date-are-shaken\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Torture fighters from the Marcos date are shaken.\"}]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/#\/schema\/person\/950b57c7996a13e09938c5e45be30a5c\",\"name\":\"admin\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/#personlogo\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b833642ff3b2364918fd2b384cafa111bc9b39a668c6435fe2488d01d4ce563e?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b833642ff3b2364918fd2b384cafa111bc9b39a668c6435fe2488d01d4ce563e?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"admin\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\"],\"url\":\"\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Torture fighters from the Marcos date are shaken.","description":"Marcos has promised to heal the country's political differences, pushing people to \"judge me not by my forebears, but by my actions.\"","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/2022\/05\/10\/torture-fighters-from-the-marcos-date-are-shaken\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Torture fighters from the Marcos date are shaken.","og_description":"Marcos has promised to heal the country's political differences, pushing people to \"judge me not by my forebears, but by my actions.\"","og_url":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/2022\/05\/10\/torture-fighters-from-the-marcos-date-are-shaken\/","og_site_name":"Rapid News","article_published_time":"2022-05-10T17:57:09+00:00","article_modified_time":"2022-05-10T17:57:12+00:00","og_image":[{"width":619,"height":377,"url":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/qqq2.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Web Desk","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/#website","url":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/","name":"Rapid News","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/2022\/05\/10\/torture-fighters-from-the-marcos-date-are-shaken\/#primaryimage","inLanguage":"en-US","url":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/qqq2.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/qqq2.jpg","width":619,"height":377,"caption":"Marcos"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/2022\/05\/10\/torture-fighters-from-the-marcos-date-are-shaken\/#webpage","url":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/2022\/05\/10\/torture-fighters-from-the-marcos-date-are-shaken\/","name":"Torture fighters from the Marcos date are shaken.","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/2022\/05\/10\/torture-fighters-from-the-marcos-date-are-shaken\/#primaryimage"},"datePublished":"2022-05-10T17:57:09+00:00","dateModified":"2022-05-10T17:57:12+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/#\/schema\/person\/950b57c7996a13e09938c5e45be30a5c"},"description":"Marcos has promised to heal the country's political differences, pushing people to \"judge me not by my forebears, but by my actions.\"","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/2022\/05\/10\/torture-fighters-from-the-marcos-date-are-shaken\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/2022\/05\/10\/torture-fighters-from-the-marcos-date-are-shaken\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/2022\/05\/10\/torture-fighters-from-the-marcos-date-are-shaken\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Torture fighters from the Marcos date are shaken."}]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/#\/schema\/person\/950b57c7996a13e09938c5e45be30a5c","name":"admin","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/#personlogo","inLanguage":"en-US","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b833642ff3b2364918fd2b384cafa111bc9b39a668c6435fe2488d01d4ce563e?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b833642ff3b2364918fd2b384cafa111bc9b39a668c6435fe2488d01d4ce563e?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"admin"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng"],"url":""}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/qqq2.jpg","featured_image_urls":{"full":["https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/qqq2.jpg",619,377,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/qqq2-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/qqq2-300x183.jpg",300,183,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/qqq2.jpg",619,377,false],"large":["https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/qqq2.jpg",619,377,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/qqq2.jpg",619,377,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/qqq2.jpg",619,377,false],"cream-magazine-thumbnail-2":["https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/qqq2.jpg",619,377,false],"cream-magazine-thumbnail-3":["https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/qqq2.jpg",619,377,false],"cream-magazine-thumbnail-4":["https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/qqq2.jpg",450,274,false]},"author_info":{"display_name":"Web Desk","author_link":""},"category_info":"<a href=\"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/category\/world\/\" rel=\"category tag\">World<\/a>","tag_info":"World","comment_count":"0","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":15741,"url":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/2022\/05\/09\/as-the-philippines-votes-the-marcos-family-hopes-to-return-to-power\/","url_meta":{"origin":15853,"position":0},"title":"As the Philippines votes, the Marcos family hopes to return to power.","date":"May 9, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"In the Philippines, millions of people are queuing across the islands to vote for their next president. Ferdinand \"Bongbong\" Marcos Jr, the son of the country's previous dictator, is widely expected to win the president. According to polls, he is likely to win by a landslide, implying that the Marcos\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"As the Philippines votes,","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/124643974_hi075876541.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":16373,"url":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/2022\/05\/13\/indias-wicked-delimitation-exercise-in-occupied-kashmir-is-condemned-by-the-oic\/","url_meta":{"origin":15853,"position":1},"title":"India&#8217;s &#8216;wicked&#8217; delimitation exercise in occupied Kashmir is condemned by the OIC.","date":"May 13, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"The Organization of Islamic Cooperation's (OIC) Independent Human Rights Commission (IPHRC) \"strongly denounced\" the Indian government's recent delimitation of election constituencies in occupied Jammu and Kashmir, calling it a breach of OIC and UN Security Council resolutions. New Delhi released a new list of reconfigured parliamentary constituencies for Indian-occupied Kashmir\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Stories&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"Kashmir","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/627dfab72dff0.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":20276,"url":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/2024\/10\/23\/why-pakistan-needed-constitutional-amendments\/","url_meta":{"origin":15853,"position":2},"title":"Why Pakistan needed constitutional amendments?","date":"October 23, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"How the process went ? What will be the outcomes? By Dr Ashraf ChohanChairman PMLN UK Pakistan has required constitutional amendments for various reasons throughout its history, driven by political, legal, and social needs. Here are the primary reasons why constitutional amendments have been necessary: 1. Balancing Power between Institutions\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Blogs&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"dr ashraf chohan","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/dr-ashraf-chohan.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":15422,"url":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/2022\/04\/30\/concerning-freedom-of-expression-hrcp-has-major-reservations\/","url_meta":{"origin":15853,"position":3},"title":"Concerning freedom of expression, HRCP has major reservations.","date":"April 30, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has voiced severe misgivings about freedom of expression in 2021 in its flagship annual report, 'the State of Human Rights in 2021,' according to the source. According to HRCP data, journalists were intimidated or completely silenced in at least nine incidents, whether through\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;latest&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"Concerning freedom of expression, HRCP has major reservations.","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Concerning-freedom-of-expression-HRCP-has-major-reservations..jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":20119,"url":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/2024\/09\/21\/sri-lankan-elections-and-whats-on-stake\/","url_meta":{"origin":15853,"position":4},"title":"Sri Lankan elections and what\u2019s on stake","date":"September 21, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"By Dr Ashraf ChohanEx MPAChief Editor Daily Rapid Sri Lanka's presidential election today is a critical moment for the country, marking the first vote since its 2022 economic collapse. The election will decide how Sri Lanka moves forward after facing mass protests, severe economic mismanagement, and a significant IMF bailout\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Blogs&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"dr ashraf chohan","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/dr-ashraf-chohan.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":7112,"url":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/2021\/03\/22\/congos-opposition-candidate-kolelas-dies-a-day-after-elections\/","url_meta":{"origin":15853,"position":5},"title":"Congo\u2019s opposition candidate Kolelas dies a day after elections","date":"March 22, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Guy Brice Parfait Kolelas, leading opposition presidential candidate in Republic of Congo\u2019s election, died on Sunday, a day after the country went to the polls. Kolelas was hospitalised on the eve of the elections and died of COVID-19 as he was being taken to France for treatment, his campaign director\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;World&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"Congo-opposition-candidate-Kolelas-dies-a-day-after-elections-rapidnews-dailyrapid","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Congo-opposition-candidate-Kolelas-dies-a-day-after-elections-rapidnews-dailyrapid.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15853","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15853"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15853\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15855,"href":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15853\/revisions\/15855"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15854"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15853"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15853"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15853"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}