German comedian faces prosecution for 'insulting' Erdogan.

German comedian faces prosecution for 'insulting' Erdogan.

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BlackLabel

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13,251 posts

122 months

Friday 15th April 2016
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Angela Merkel accepts Turkish request to seek prosecution of German comedian


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Angela Merkel has accepted a request from Turkey to seek prosecution of a German comedian who read out a sexually crude poem about the Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on German television.

Under a section of Germany's criminal code, the government has to authorise prosecutors to pursue a case against the comedian, Jan Boehmermann, who is accused of insulting a foreign leader.

TonyToniTone

3,420 posts

248 months

Friday 15th April 2016
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Does seem strange considering they are repealing the code..

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However, the German leader also announced that the country would by 2018 scrap the rarely enforced section 103 of the criminal code - insulting representatives of foreign states - as a result of the embarrassing affair

swimd

350 posts

120 months

Friday 15th April 2016
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Esseesse

8,969 posts

207 months

Friday 15th April 2016
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I wonder if when Turkey eventually joins the EU they'll be part of the EAW. Would potentially have interesting consequences if someone like Erdogan was still in charge. scratchchin

BlackLabel

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13,251 posts

122 months

Friday 15th April 2016
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Yep it makes Merkel's decision today even more bizarre.

And this was the same lady who led the Je suis Charlie rally in Paris to defend free speech.


TonyToniTone said:
Does seem strange considering they are repealing the code..

article said:
However, the German leader also announced that the country would by 2018 scrap the rarely enforced section 103 of the criminal code - insulting representatives of foreign states - as a result of the embarrassing affair

anonymous-user

53 months

Friday 15th April 2016
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Is she going senile or what?

RedWhiteMonkey

6,807 posts

181 months

Friday 15th April 2016
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The German government is stuck on this one as the guy has broken the law. From listening to the radio today (in Germany) it relates to a very old law that no one really remembered and was subsequently found by Erdogan's lawyers. If they didn't persue a state backed case Erdogan would be fully entitled (and mostly) to seek a civil prosecution. The general thoughts seeks to be that the government will change the law as soon as possible and delay any prosecution case until such time that it is no longer a criminal offence.

powerstroke

10,283 posts

159 months

Friday 15th April 2016
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anonymous said:
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No just needs turkey to dump her refugee problem on!!!

JagLover

42,266 posts

234 months

Saturday 16th April 2016
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anonymous said:
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More like being found out.

It is easy to be popular when there are no difficult decisions to be made.

Her actions over the last year or so have the potential to destroy the Christian Democrats as the party of the mainstream centre right as well as being an outright betrayal of her country.

JMGS4

8,734 posts

269 months

Saturday 16th April 2016
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IMHO the prosecution is outdated but it is the law here "insulting foreign statesmen". His so-called poem was VERY insulting calling him a paedophile and a goat f**cker amongst other things. A libel case could stand, but to dig out ancient laws is daft and shows how Fr Mürkül is now totally subservient to an osmanic potentate. I have absolutely no respect for Erdogan who seems to be supportive of ISIS and anything which might project him into the role of new turkish emperor.....

danllama

5,728 posts

141 months

Saturday 16th April 2016
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You are all paedophile goat fkers.

Come get me.

I would gladly tie Merkel and Erdogan to a rocket and send it into space.

Crush

15,077 posts

168 months

Saturday 16th April 2016
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danllama said:
You are all paedophile goat fkers.

Come get me.

I would gladly tie Merkel and Erdogan to a rocket and send it into space.
Imagine the offspring of Merkel and Erdogan if she sat on his rocket eek

Moonhawk

10,730 posts

218 months

Saturday 16th April 2016
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danllama said:
You are all paedophile goat fkers.
paedophile goats eek

Dr Murdoch

3,427 posts

134 months

Saturday 16th April 2016
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Moonhawk said:
paedophile goats eek
AKA kiddy fiddlers


Moonhawk

10,730 posts

218 months

Saturday 16th April 2016
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Dr Murdoch said:
Moonhawk said:
paedophile goats eek
AKA kiddy fiddlers
hehe

gruffalo

7,509 posts

225 months

Saturday 16th April 2016
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Moonhawk said:
Dr Murdoch said:
Moonhawk said:
paedophile goats eek
AKA kiddy fiddlers
hehe
Have another one hehe

danllama

5,728 posts

141 months

Saturday 16th April 2016
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Dr Murdoch said:
Moonhawk said:
paedophile goats eek
AKA kiddy fiddlers
laugh

Starfighter

4,908 posts

177 months

Saturday 16th April 2016
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Dr Murdoch said:
Moonhawk said:
paedophile goats eek
AKA kiddy fiddlers
bow

TwigtheWonderkid

43,248 posts

149 months

Saturday 16th April 2016
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Moonhawk said:
paedophile goats eek
I blame the nanny state.

HoHoHo

14,980 posts

249 months

Saturday 16th April 2016
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I bet they don't half ram it in....