This article is from the source 'guardian' and was first published or seen on . It last changed over 40 days ago and won't be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/may/03/merkel-served-me-up-for-tea-to-erdogan-german-comedian-jan-bohmermann-
The article has changed 5 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 2 | Version 3 |
|---|---|
| Merkel 'served me up for tea' to Erdoğan, says German comedian | |
| (35 minutes later) | |
| A German comedian has sharply criticised Angela Merkel for acceding to a request from Ankara to prosecute him for reading out an offensive poem about the Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. | A German comedian has sharply criticised Angela Merkel for acceding to a request from Ankara to prosecute him for reading out an offensive poem about the Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. |
| In his first public comments since the controversy, Jan Böhmermann slammed Merkel for “serving me up for tea” to Erdoğan after a heated dispute over a poem he read on German TV. | In his first public comments since the controversy, Jan Böhmermann slammed Merkel for “serving me up for tea” to Erdoğan after a heated dispute over a poem he read on German TV. |
| The poem about Erdoğan caused a diplomatic stir between the two countries last month and the Turkish president personally pressed charges against the comedian. | The poem about Erdoğan caused a diplomatic stir between the two countries last month and the Turkish president personally pressed charges against the comedian. |
| After several weeks of radio silence, Böhmermann told Die Zeit newspaper on Tuesday: “The chancellor must not wobble when it comes to freedom of speech. But instead she filleted me, served me up for tea” to Erdoğan. | After several weeks of radio silence, Böhmermann told Die Zeit newspaper on Tuesday: “The chancellor must not wobble when it comes to freedom of speech. But instead she filleted me, served me up for tea” to Erdoğan. |
| Merkel initially called the poem “deliberately offensive” even though she later regretted expressing her personal view. | Merkel initially called the poem “deliberately offensive” even though she later regretted expressing her personal view. |
| Nonetheless, she granted Turkey’s request to let prosecutors and courts decide whether Böhmermann had insulted a foreign head of state. | Nonetheless, she granted Turkey’s request to let prosecutors and courts decide whether Böhmermann had insulted a foreign head of state. |