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Friday, April 22, 2016

Turkey free speech row spreads to Netherlands

Turkey free speech row spreads to Netherlands

By Andrew Rettman
BRUSSELS, 22. Apr, 19:30

Turkey has said that Dutch authorities should treat a Dutch comedian the same way that German authorities treated a German comic for insulting Turkey’s president.

The Turkish embassy to the EU told EUobserver on Friday (22 April) that Hans Teeuwen merits legal “action” for hurling obscene allegations against the Turkish leader on Dutch TV.

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