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Here is a picture of Rapper Izilan under the custody of Haiti Police.

Haitian Police Arrest Rapper Izolan on Trumped-Up Charges: Atmosphere of Repression Builds in Capital of Port-au-Prince

Rapper Izolan, member of LAPEH party, was arrested along with Petion-Ville deputy candidate Jacques Vilsaint. Activist Andre Fadot claimed the arrests were baseless.

The arrests followed weeks of demonstrations against the preliminary election results widely considered fraudulent.

Izolan has been released but other LAPEH party members remain incarcerated.

There has been an atmosphere of increased repression, with police fighting many thousands of protestors.

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