Germany Drops Investigation Against Comic Whose Poem Insulted Turkey's Leader

[pwjohn]

German prosecutors have dropped a controversial investigation of a comedian who read a lewd poem on German television mocking Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, citing a lack of evidence.

As we reported at the time, German Chancellor Angela Merkel drew widespread criticism from free speech advocates when she allowed the investigation against Jan Boehmermann to move forward in April, at Turkey's request.


Germany Drops Investigation Against Comic Whose Poem Insulted Turkey's Leader

 

[Blackrook]

Merkel represents everything that is wrong with European elitist thinking. She will be long remembered as one of the worst Chancellors Germany ever had.

 

[Brynmr]

Recep Tayyip Erdogan is a piece of shit deserving of our contempt. Check out how this cockroach thinks.

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