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Jan Böhmermann: His Erdogan poem could bring him in jail – ABC Online

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The vortex to the supposed libelous poem by TV satirist Jan Böhmermann no end. Only ZDF took the controversial contribution from the program was followed by the sharp criticism from Chancellor Merkel. Now Böhmermann threaten even legal consequences.

The libelous poem Fernsehsatiriker Jan Böhmermann is probably criminally relevant. This is the result, at least the Foreign Ministry comes after an internal legal review. This was reported by “Der Tagesspiegel”.

In the poem has Böhmermannden Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called among other things “goat fuckers”. As the “Tagesspiegel” reported insults a foreign head of state under Section 103 of the Criminal Code are punishable by up to three years imprisonment. If the defamation slanderous intention even face up to five years.



request of Turkey as a condition for criminal proceedings

One possible criminal proceedings against Böhmermann can only be initiated, however, if the Turkish Embassy this the Foreign Office so requests. As was known in government circles that Turkey would probably refrain from such a process, according to the report.

According to “The Tagesspiegel” was made the legal examination of the poem by the Foreign Office after the supposedly poetic reaction Böhmer’s had led to Erdogan’s criticism of a satirical review of NDR broadcast “extra3″ to upset the part of the Turkish government

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