A few days ago called PEN abolish the paragraph 103 (insulting foreign heads of state), now the writers union refers back position to the Criminal Code: After majeste she now wants to abolish the blasphemy. A corresponding resolution has the PEN Centre adopted at the close of its annual meeting in Bamberg.
“We call for the complete elimination of Section 166,” the president of the German PEN said district, immediately Josef Haslinger. It is unacceptable that other countries would reprimanded because they took action against the criticism of Islam while Germany itself stelle blasphemy still criminalized.
In paragraph 166 states: “Whoever publicly or through dissemination of writings the contents of religious or ideological beliefs of other abused in a manner which is likely to disturb the public peace, shall be punished with imprisonment up to three years or a fine. ”
“paragraph in which the dignity of certain people is greater than from others, are outdated and need to be deleted without replacement,” Haslinger said.
had the PEN Center previously calling for the abolition of Article 103rd This was in the debate on Jan Böhmermann and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan advised as “Majestätsbeleidungsparagraf” into focus and should be abolished, according to German Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU).
In another resolution, the PEN members expressed solidarity with the Turkish journalist Can Dündar and demanded to leave the espionage charges against him in Turkey. “It can not accept that investigative journalism is considered a spy.” The editor of the dissident newspaper Cumhuriyet has to answer in Turkey because he has revealed arms deals of the secret service.
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