Germany Authorizes Turkey’s Appeal to Prosecute Comedian

German comedian Jan Boehmermann (Photo: ZDF TV/YouTube)

BERLIN (Armenian Weekly)””Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel told reporters that Berlin has accepted a formal appeal from Ankara to seek the prosecution of a German comedian Jan Boehmermann, who has been accused of poking fun at Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

“The government will give its authorization in the case at hand,”