Investigation dropped in Hedvig Malina case

The Gyor-Moson-Sopron County prosecutor's office has dropped an investigation and criminal proceedings in a case initiated by Slovak authorities against Hedvig Malina Zsak for alleged perjury and other crimes, the chief prosecutor of Gyor-Moson-Sopron County said on Thursday. Based on available data and physical evidence it is not possible to establish that Malina Zsak was not attacked and to draw the conclusion that she made a false statement, Peter Takacs said. Even if the investigation continues no further outcome can be expected, he added. The criminal proceedings have been discontinued because it is "the only reasonable and legal solution", the statement said. Malina suffered a beating by two skinheads in the town of Nitra (Nyitra) in Slovakia in August 2006 -- allegedly due to her ethnicity. Later on, she was charged with providing false testimony.