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CSU General Secretary Andreas Scheuer is appalled at the escalation in the case Böhmermann. “The fundamental right of freedom of expression is a valuable asset, the impact of the discussion are reflected in the cancellation of the program and in personal protection for Jan Böhmermann -. That this has become necessary, is intolerable in a free society,” says Scheuer the “world”. “The current case Böhmermann shows that Erdogan not only press freedom and freedom in Turkey tramples, but Europe wants to impose his ideas,” says Scheuer. “We must not give in.” One must not approve the style of Böhmermann. “But there is such satire, part of enlightened Europe. Point.” Scheuer feels vindicated by the Causa in his opinion that Turkey could not be a full member of the European Union: “This example should for the EU at the opening of further accession chapters be a clear signal.”
A spokeswoman for the Cologne police has told the” world confirmed “that the ZDF moderator Jan Böhmermann is under police protection since today. “A patrol car is coming,” said another police spokesman dpa. Man standing with other security agencies in contact. Previously, there had been an assessment of the threat situation. “If one can not rule out anything, then you have to do something,” said the police spokesman. Earlier, “Focus Online” reports on the police protection for the satirists. Böhmermann lives in the west of Cologne, his office is located in the neighboring district of Ehrenfeld.
A criminal case is seen in the Foreign Office but critical. “We are skeptical that the criminal law may be the right way”, was reported on Tuesday from the environment by Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier (SPD). Turkey calls for criminal penalties against Böhmermann for his “libelous poem” about President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Checked The federal government, whether it authorizes the prosecution, the ZDF satirist to pursue for insulting a head of state. Erdogan has made also in Mainz, seat of the ZDF, as a private person a criminal complaint for defamation. “From a stalemate No one has”, BelTA learned from the Foreign Ministry. Government spokesman Steffen Seibert had said on Monday the test will take a few days but not weeks. For law enforcement, a corresponding authorization on the part of the federal government in cases of possible insult of organs or representatives of foreign countries, according to the Criminal Code necessary.
Grimme winners Böhmermann had the controversial poem read on his show “Neo Magazine Royale” of 31 March. It is, among others, sex with animals, child pornography and transported clichés about Turks. He wanted to own presentation make the difference between permitted in Germany satire and prohibited insulting criticism clearly as he had explained in his mission.
This provoked protest from Turkey and several criminal charges. Meanwhile Böhmermann is under police protection. “A patrol car is at the door,” a police spokesman said on Tuesday in Cologne. The discussion about the limits of satire should give the further impetus.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) rejected on Tuesday the importance of opinion and artistic freedom in Germany explains: “These core values are without prejudice to all the political problems that we discuss with each other,” she said, referring to the concluded with Turkey refugee Pact
SPD. -Fraktionschef Thomas Oppermann said his party was ready to Clause 103 be abolished in the Criminal Code, which governs the insulting foreign heads of state. . Furthermore can by the USA, already in the next session week end of the month
SPD Vice Ralf Stegner called on Twitter: “Stay away from our freedom of expression , press, art and culture! Applies for potentates elsewhere, but also for Chancellor! ” CSU party boss Gerda Hasselfeldt urged moderation. “I believe that we should not exaggerate the whole thing. This is not to develop into an affair of state,” she said in Berlin on Tuesday.
Anton Hofreiter , leader of the parliamentary group of the Greens, said on Tuesday: “who the human rights comes into his own country underfoot and freedom of expression restricts who may not claim that he gets support in the prosecution of offenses against his person.”
FDP chairman Christian Lindner criticized the federal government also: “the Chancellor has made Germany dependent in coping with the influx of refugees from Turkey.” . Germany must not be longer depending on the whim of a despot
Oliver Welke, ZDF presenter of the satirical “today-show”, attacked the Chancellor: To a “case Böhmermann” that the matter become only when Angela Merkel (CDU) to have be quote, Welke said the newspaper “Bild” (Tuesday). “A big mistake of sorry for her hopefully.” Merkel had informed about their government spokesman that it “deliberately hurtful” find Böhmer’s libelous poem
In Germany a majority against the investigation the Prosecution. 54 percent of respondents find, according to a representative survey by the polling institute YouGov investigations against the satirist “wholly inadequate”. Only 6 percent support the. The reaction of the German Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) The respondents critical: find 41 percent that Merkel’s statement about Böhmer’s contribution was inadequate
According to. the Hamburg media law expert Stefan Engels the case what it takes to go through all the instances to the front door Constitutional court. At the end of the highest German court should perhaps redefine borders completely, Engels said. “I’ve never seen a case in this escalation.” The exciting thing is that Böhmermann Erdogan with his “libelous poem” not revile his own words, but simply wanted to give an example of how a vilification would look.
A clarification in Karlsruhe is the future. First, the Mainz Prosecutor could the complaint Erdogan but to pursue regardless of a decision from Berlin. One possible insult in the meaning of Section 185 et seq. Of the Criminal Code (CC) is traceable even without an authorization of the Federal Government, informed Attorney Gerd Deutschler on Tuesday. In the prosecutor’s office in Mainz more and more private criminal complaints were received. The number has already reached in triple-digit level.
Böhmermann so could well threaten legal action. Because of all this excitement he has canceled his satire show for this week, confirmed in consultation with his production company and also with the ZDF, as a spokesman for the radio station.
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