Petőcz Kálmán (szerk.): National Populism and Slovak - Hungarian Relations in Slovakia 2006-2009 (Somorja, 2009)
Annex
Annex - Marie Vrabcová a CT scan is not examination of contusions and that a failure to establish fractures or internal haemorrhaging does not necessarily mean that the patient was not battered or kicked about. In his report, Labaš maintained that blue-violet contusions with a diameter of about three centimetres on Malinová’s thighs had already begun to absorb by August 25, 2006, i.e. they originated much earlier; oddly enough, the report makes no reference to Labaš’s consultation with dermatologist. According to dermatologists who have spoken for the press, the colouration and absorption of contusions is too individual to allow establishing the time of origin.55 EpiloquE The whole affair started out by battering an innocent Slovak citizen of Hungarian origin on the street because she was using her native language. In the beginning, it all seemed like a simple case, no matter how outrageous; two weeks later, though, the public learned from top political leaders that the incident had not happened at all and that the victim had apparently beaten herself. It took about one year before the president of the Slovak Police Force admitted under the weight of evidence that the victim had indeed been battered and before the attorney general admitted that law enforcement organs had made several mistakes while investigating the case. But whoever thought that all those involved would do their best to investigate the case properly from now on was deadly wrong. The Office of Attorney General set up a special investigation team that carried out new investigation experiments and requested new experts’ opinions; all this was in vain, as three years after the attack, the state of affairs is more complicated than ever before. Thanks to Dean of Comenius University’s Medical Faculty Peter Labaš, the previously existing two investigation versions were extended to three; according to his opinion, the wounds of Hedviga Malinová originated before August 25, 2006, and were self-inflicted. After all her ‘adventures’, victim Hedviga Malinová continues to face charges of giving false evidence while Attorney General Dobroslav Trnka remains silent. Originally, Tmka promised that the investigation would be completed soon after the final medical expert’s opinion was released; however, since several doctors identified as the document’s co-authors dissociated themselves from it, nobody - not even Tmka himself - can take the document seriously anymore. One thing is for sure: regardless of its outcome and no matter how long it continues to drag on, the case of Hedviga Malinová will remain a rich 334
