
German Chancellor Refuses to Block Prosecution of Comic Who Insulted Turkey’s President
Germany plans to repeal an obscure law against insulting foreign leaders, but will enforce it in the meantime.
Germany plans to repeal an obscure law against insulting foreign leaders, but will enforce it in the meantime.
The German government is considering a request from Turkey to file criminal charges against a comedian who insulted Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on a late-night show.
The broadcaster apologized for what it called satire that had crossed the line into slander and removed from the web video of a comedian reading an obscene poem about Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.