Hungarian filmmaker beaten up
June 23rd, 2007 by Zsofia
A Hungarian journalist and documentary filmmaker was assaulted in Budapest on 23 June, and later rushed to hospital with life-threatening injuries. Iren Karman was investigating illegal oil dealings of the 1990s and has recently finished her documentary called “Oiled relations”. The film has not yet been released.
The 40-year-old woman has also written a book entitled “Facing the Mafia” on illegal oil dealings which incriminate the Hungarian underworld, the police and politicians. Last November, a bag containing court documents relating to her book and a documentary tape were stolen from her car. While in hospital, she said she would keep working on these stories, and even plans a feature script.
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