Germany: coalition partner against Merkel's decision authorizing lawsuit against humorist request by Turkey
"Authorise this process for insulting a foreign head of State does not mean that there is a prejudgment of the affected person, even a decision about the limits of freedom of art, of the press and expression. Angela Merkel "The coalition partner that supports the German Government is against the decision of Angela Merkel to authorize the opening of a lawsuit against the German humorist, Jan Boehmermann, request by Turkey for offenses the President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.The Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Frank-Walter Steimeier, and justice, Heiko Maas, of the Social Democratic Party are against what they considered to be a transfer to Erdogan."The political d epartments led by the SPD voted, after careful consideration, against the authorization. Due to a tie, the vote of the Chancellor was decisive. We are of the opinion that the authorization to process, in accordance with paragraph 104 of the penal code, should not have been granted, "Steimeier says.For the German Chancellor the authorisation granted by Berlin cannot be regarded as a threat to freedom of expression. "Authorise this process for insulting a foreign head of State does not mean that there is a prejudgment of the affected person, even a decision about the limits of freedom of art, of the press and expression," assured Merkel.Boehmermann, in his television program on March 31, presented a shyster on Erdogan where he made sexual references like pedophilia and zoophilia and accused the President of cracking down on Kurdish and Christian minorities.On the internet, circulating a petition in support of the comedian. Already has more than 200,000 signatures.Petition supporting German comedian Jan #Boehmermann now with more than 210,000 signatures. https://t.co/bDbqmtFOjS pic.twitter.com/9guT25rdV9
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