Monday, April 18, 2016

#GERMANY: #Merkel Faces Criticism For Allowing Prosecution Of Comic Who Insulted #Erdogan

[world politics news]


Chancellor Angela Merkel is facing criticism from all parties after allowing the prosecution of German comic Jan Böhmermann, who created a vulgar video attacking Turkish Pres. Recep Tyyip Erdogan, who demanded he be prosecuted for insulting him. Under German law, the government must agree to such prosecutions, which are rare, The obscure law protects foreign heads of state from being insulted.

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