The German justice department is looking if it is possible to charge tv-comedian Jan Böhmermann with a crime, as per request of the Turkish state.
The comedian recited a smear poem about Erdogan the 31st of march, in a television show called Neo Magazin Royal on the ZDF.
The research into the possibility will take a few days, the german government announced today.
According to Merkel, the freedom of the arts, and freedom of press are not negotiable, neither in Germany nor in foreign countries.
Government sources assure it has nothing to do with whether Merkel herself regards the poem as tasteless, nor has it anything to do with the negotiations with Turkey about the refugee crisis.
The comedian himself started his poem with the statement that what he was about to say, is illegal in Germany. The german justice department is researching whether this is true or not since the broadcast.
In the poem he sings how "Erdogan's balls stink like döner kebab, a pig's fart smells better". He also describes Erdogan as "a man who beats little girls while wearing a rubber mask", and "everyone from Ankara to Istanbul knows that man is homosexual", and "he prefers to fuck a goat while surpressing minorities".
The ZDF channel itself removed the broadcast from it's website, because, according to the director of ZDF it "did not comply with out channel's quality demand for satire".
On social media, Jan Böhmermann himself has 'humbly' apologized for 'damaging a flawless democrat'.
http://www.spiegel.de/kultur/tv/jan-boehmermann-entschuldigt-sich-fuer-erdogan-gedicht-a-1085129.htmlhttp://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/german-comedian-jan-b-hmermann-could-face-prison-for-insulting-smear-poem-against-turkish-president-a6972356.htmlJan Böhmermann reciting the poem:
https://player.vimeo.com/video/161343723full text:
ENGLISH TEXT:
Abusive Criticism
Ballsgoofy, cowardly and jammed is Erdogan the president!
His balls are stinking bad from doener even a pigfart smells nicer.
He is the man that kicks the girls while wearing rubbermasks.
He prefers to fuck a goat while suppressing minorities .
Kicks Kurds, slaps Christians while watching childporn
and even in the evening instead of sleeping, fellatio with hundred sheep.
Yes Erdogan is fully a President with a small dick.
You hear every Turk whisper, the stupid pig has shrunken balls.
From Ankara to Istanbul everyone knows this man is gay.
Pervers, lousy and zoophile Recep Fritzl Priklopil .
His Head is empty as his balls , the star of every gangbang party,
until his dick burns when he pisses, that is Recep Erdogan President of Turkey!
GERMAN TEXT:
SCHMÄHKRITIK
Sackdoof feige und verklemmt ist Erdogan der Präsident!
Sein Gelöt stinkt schlimm nach Döner, selbst ein Schweinefurz
riecht schöner.
Er ist der Mann der Mädchen schlägt und dabei Gummimasken trägt.
Am liebsten mag er Ziegen ficken und Minderheiten unterdrücken.
Kurden treten, Christen hauen und dabei Kinderporno schauen
und selbst Abends heissts statt schlafen, felazio mit hundert Schafen.
Ja Erdogan is voll und ganz ein Präsident mit kleinem Schwanz.
Jeden Türken hört man flöten die dumme Sau hat Schrumpelklöten.
Von Ankara bis Istanbul weiss jeder dieser Mann ist schwul.
Pervers, verlaust und zoophil Recep Fritzl Priklopil.
Sein Kopf so leer wie seine Eier, der Star auf jeder Gangbangfeier,
bis der Schwanz beim pinklen brennt, das ist Recep Erdogan der türkische
Präsident!