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Competion ... And Merkel Delivers A Hammer Blow For Free Speech
I don't think this story of Jan Böhmermann has been covered, apologies if it has.
http:// blogs.s pectato r.co.uk /2016/0 4/intro ducing- the-pre sident- erdogan -offens ive-poe try-com petitio n/
//What happened next happened in swift order. First of all the Turks complained to their German counterparts. Within a few days the programme had been pulled. A few more days and it was whitewashed out of existence altogether. In the meantime Mr Böhmermann himself was forced to go under police protection. The worst blow then came late last week when Chancellor Merkel allowed the prosecution of Mr Böhmermann to go ahead in Germany.//
She must have hated having to attend this ...
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//What happened next happened in swift order. First of all the Turks complained to their German counterparts. Within a few days the programme had been pulled. A few more days and it was whitewashed out of existence altogether. In the meantime Mr Böhmermann himself was forced to go under police protection. The worst blow then came late last week when Chancellor Merkel allowed the prosecution of Mr Böhmermann to go ahead in Germany.//
She must have hated having to attend this ...
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.From what I've read, it seems that this law (lese majesty) that Merkel is using is on the list for being repealed by Germany. What I find terrifying is that the rest of the EU leadership is backing her.
I hope that every comedian in Europe will now either include this limerick in their act (not to my taste, but still), or write their own on the samesubject and flood the airwaves in support of Herr B.
I hope that every comedian in Europe will now either include this limerick in their act (not to my taste, but still), or write their own on the samesubject and flood the airwaves in support of Herr B.
TheChair
If you bothered to do bit of fact checking, you'd know that she didn't so much allow the prosecution to go ahead, as discover that, under German law, she doesn't have the power to forbid it.
oh yeah, I'm sure this is the first time ever that this occurrence has arisen in Germany.
The UK is positively *** no more programs like Spitting Image I guess. I hope you look forward to the moribund existence that it looks like we will have pressed upon us, The Chair.
If you bothered to do bit of fact checking, you'd know that she didn't so much allow the prosecution to go ahead, as discover that, under German law, she doesn't have the power to forbid it.
oh yeah, I'm sure this is the first time ever that this occurrence has arisen in Germany.
The UK is positively *** no more programs like Spitting Image I guess. I hope you look forward to the moribund existence that it looks like we will have pressed upon us, The Chair.
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