Index – National – 28-year-old representative of Józsefváros, Roma legal activist victim of coronavirus



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At the age of twenty-eight, the well-known Roma folk musician, human rights activist and VIII. municipal representative of the district, Lajos Balogh “Paci” – reported the Roma Press Center. Lajos Balogh, who was elected to represent opposition parties last year, shared with his followers on his Facebook page a few days ago that he had been taken to hospital with the infection.

Balogh Lajos ,, Paci ”

Balogh Lajos ,, Paci ”

Photo: Lajos Balogh ,, Paci ”/ Facebook

Later, news came that the activist’s condition had worsened and they put him on a fan. The news of the 28-year-old politician’s death was confirmed to the Index by a family friend. According to this, Lajos Balogh had to be revived, but this did not work, he lost his life at 2:40 am on Monday afternoon.

In his condolences, Gergely Karácsony called Lajos Balogh the bravest Roma legal activist. On the community side, the mayor reminded the former politician:

He fought with all his strength, words and deeds against all forms of discrimination, exclusion and incitement to hatred, for the coexistence of Hungarian gypsies and non-gypsies.

András Pikó, mayor of Józsefváros, entered the Szent László Hospital on Friday with a serious coronavirus infection.

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The mayor of Józsefváros entered the Szent László Hospital on Friday with a more serious coronavirus infection.



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