Germany: Interim Injunction against Böhmermann’s poem „Schmähkritik“
by Tobias Raab On May 17th 2016, the Regional Court (Landgericht, LG) Hamburg decided, German TV host Jan Böhmermann is not allowed to repeat his poem called “Schmähkritik” (German for “abusive criticism”), which he recited in his TV show “Neo Magazin Royale” (Case no.: 324 O 255/16). The Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan not only filed a complaint with the public’s prosecution office, but he also sought an interim injunction under civil law to enjoin Böhmermann from repeating “Schmähkritik”.
Jan Böhmermann (Photo: Jonas Rogowski, Jan Böhmermann in Rostock 2014 05, CC BY-SA 3.0 )
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