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Anti-Roma Rhetoric Under Scrutiny Before Slovak Election
Shortly after the verdict, former Prime Minister Robert Fico leapt to Mazurek's defence in a Facebook video.
"Milan Mazurek only said what nearly a whole nation thinks," said Fico, leader of the governing SMER-SD party. "If you execute someone for truth, you will turn him into a national hero. Should we be afraid to say that part of the Roma people abuse the social system?"