The debate about the Erdogan satire of TV satirist Jan Böhmermann has also at the award ceremony of Grimme -Fernsehpreise on Friday night made waves in the Westphalian Marl.
Böhmermann a Grimme prize for his satire to the middle finger of the Greek ex-Finance Minister Giani Varoufakis had been awarded. After massive criticism of his Erdogan satire he had, however, canceled his personal attendance at the ceremony in Marl in the morning.
The director of the Grimme Institute, Frauke Gerlach, Böhmermann took in protection. “We have a right to the Basic Law, the freedom of expression, freedom of the press and freedom of art protects,” she said at the beginning of the Gala. The limit for satire is far. “It worries me very much with what heatedness the debate is. I would be happy if the whole debate would objectified again. “Personal animosity could not tolerate it. “This is a signal that we want to give here.”
Böhmermann stands for days in focus because of his insulting poem about the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The Mainz office is investigating the satirist, because he had worked in his mission “Neo Magazine Royale” just over a week in the poem about Erdogan with terms below the waistline. Earlier, the NDR magazine “Extra 3″ broadcasted a satire about Erdogan, in its crackdown on the media, protesters and Kurds is made fun.
A student had before the ceremony on red carpet before the theater Marl upheld a poster on which a portrait Bohemian’s with the word was entitled “missing”. The actor Max Mauff who should get the evening for his performance in the ZDF film “Patong Girl” a Grimme Prize, took the sign and posed with it in front of the cameras.
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