German court backs president over far-right 'nutcase' comment
- 10 years ago
Germany’s highest court has ruled that the president was within his constitutional rights to call the far-right NPD party ‘nutcases.’
The NPD had complained about remarks Joachim Gauck made to school students in Berlin in August 2013. He was talking about protests held outside an asylum-hotel in the city, and called the protesters ‘spinner’ meaning ‘loony’ or ‘nutcase.’
The Federal Constitutional Court ruled the president had not overstepped his neutral role.
The NPD had complained about remarks Joachim Gauck made to school students in Berlin in August 2013. He was talking about protests held outside an asylum-hotel in the city, and called the protesters ‘spinner’ meaning ‘loony’ or ‘nutcase.’
The Federal Constitutional Court ruled the president had not overstepped his neutral role.