The comedian and author had to answer to Donald Trump in court for his statements after the assassination attempt on Donald Trump.
The Berlin District Court of Tiergarten, with a bourgeois name Sebastian Hotz, acquired the accusation of giving his tweets to Donald Trump for judging and thereby endangering public peace.
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El-Hotzo tweet are “impunity satire”
The contribution of the 29-year-old on platform X was not sufficient for a conviction, judge Andrea Wilms said in her justification. Rather, it is a “impunity satire”, even if it may be perceived as tasteless. “You have to be able to argue about good and bad opinions,” said the judge, according to “Spiegel”.
Commentary on the attack on Trump
At that time Sebastian Hotz had a contribution with the words “unfortunately just missed” and “I find it absolutely fantastic when fascists die” on the attack on Trump in Pennsylvania. In the 2024 attack, the US President was hit by the right ear. Even if the comedian deleted his contribution shortly afterwards, he triggered a large shit storm on the net. As a direct consequence, RBB ended the cooperation with him.
Posts fall under hate crime
According to “Spiegel”, the public prosecutor demanded a “mild fine” of 6,000 euros in his plea. “Satirists are also not above the law,” added the prosecutor. The contributions are to be classified as hate crime and due to their large reach, to disturb public peace.
According to “Spiegel”, Hotz himself said that as a satirist, he was “a bit dubious” than others in his industry. If a satirist appears, this must be understood in the context of a joke.