Photo: DPAWhen a TV comedian called Alternative for Germany (AfD) leader Alice Weidel a 'Nazi slut' on air, she decided to take legal action. The Nazi slut is right there,” Ehring said. The word Nazi pertained to the fact that “within large sections of the public, the AfD is viewed as right-wing or even far right-wing,” the court explained. That such aggressive defamation also poses a threat to Ms Weidel’s safety doesn’t seem to bother the court,” said AfD spokesman Christian Lüth. Erdogan took legal action against Böhmermann, but failed in his attempt to have him prosecuted under an archaic German law that bans insulting a foreign head of state.

Source: The Local May 17, 2017 13:07 UTC