Satirists speak out after lawyer files charges against TV presenter Jan Böhmermann Comedy writers in Austria say critical voices and satirists are being forced into “rearguard action” by a campaign of intimidation and legal threats from far-right figures.
An Austrian lawyer has filed charges against a German satirist who called the chancellor,Sebastian Kurz, a “32-year-customary insurance salesman with too much hair gel” during an interview with Austria’s public broadcaster. He also said his Kurz’s deputy, and Heinz-Christian Strache,was “knocking out incendiary shit on Facebook”.
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Source: theguardian.com