Washington Post: Merkel allows prosecution of German comedian who mocked Turkish president
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has cleared the way for the prosecution of German comedian Jan Böhmermann, whose poem mocking Turkey's president has become the centerpiece of a clash between Germany's free-speech traditions and the government's efforts to safeguard its important relations with Turkey.
In a news conference Friday, Merkel emphasized that it will now be up to German courts to decide whether Böhmermann is guilty of insulting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. But critics — including members of her own government — have described it as a betrayal of values protecting open expression.
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WNU Editor: German Chancellor Merkel is in Turkey next week, I guess she wants no problems .... Merkel and EU representatives to go to Turkey next week (Reuters). She may not have any problems from Erdogan, but this is going to hurt her in Germany .... and justifiably so. What's my take .... Germany has decided to abandon its core values of free speech at the request of a foreign leader.
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4 comments:
Let's be real. In the West, "freedom of speech" means you can say whatever you want, as long as it's not true.
Free speech when mass media push to lie and hide truths giving the public only what is accepted by the elites?
Another bad sign.
My poor German Brothers need a leader with balls
This is the best of liberal values.
Erdogan needs a safe space every bit as much as Western snowflake college students need their campus safe spaces.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safe-space
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