- Thu Apr 21, 2016 9:07 am
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Merkel faces rebellion over prosecution of comedian accused of insulting Erdogan. Angela Merkel is facing a government rebellion over her decision to allow a German comedian to be prosecuted for insulting the Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Jan Böhmermann faces up to five years in German prison for a satirical poem about Mr Erdogan. Prosecutions under the law can only be brought with the express permission of the German government. Critics have accused the German chancellor of sacrificing free speech to placate Muslims while others feel it'll go a long way in improving Muslim immigrants' view of the German system.Imagine the outrage of the liberal German's applauding this prosecution if those who insulted Bush with jokes were prosecuted and faced up to five years in prison. Like, I've said before Merkel has destroyed Germany with her vision of a more colorful Germany just as Obama is doing to the United States.
