Dramatic footage of a young man doused in gasoline, set on fire and burned like a torch under the passive gaze of passers-by has gone viral and shocked public opinion in Romania. Aleksandru, a 19-year-old man from Rymniku-Vilch, died in just a few minutes, unwittingly becoming an object of national interest.

The death of Aleksandr, a young man from Rymnik Vilch who set himself on fire, has become the subject of national debatePhoto: fanatik.ro

In fact, Alexandru was not addicted to gambling, he did not lose gambling as much as falsely tried to frame this theory, and he was not even a student! The real reasons for this desperate act were much deeper, more human and had nothing to do with the frantic campaign of some politicians and organizations interested only in profiting in the most cynical way from the terrible drama of this young man.

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