© Mike Blake / Reuters
[b]Turkish court has ordered experts to examine
whether President Erdogan resembled the
“Lord of the Rings” character of Gollum,
after memes appeared comparing the two.
Depending on their verdict, the author of the
joke might face up to 2 years in jail.
The Aydin 3rd Criminal Court of First
Instance has called on experts from several
fields – two academics, two behavioral
scientists or psychologists, and an expert on
cinema and television productions – to look
into the resemblance between Turkish
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and
fictional movie character Gollum, the local
Sozcu daily reported on Tuesday.
The court is looking into the case to
establish whether Dr. Bilgin Ciftci, a
physician, insulted the president when he
shared a meme comparing Erdogan’s
eating habits – as well as emotions such as
surprise and amazement – with those of
Gollum.
For publishing the meme, Ciftci was expelled
from the Public Health Institution of Turkey
(THSK) in October.
With the court unable to decide whether
Erdogan truly looks like the character from
the famous fantasy saga, expert help was
called only at the fourth hearing.
The prosecutor and the chief judge could
make a decision during the previous hearings
because they were not familiar with the
character, as they had not seen the movies,
according to Ciftci’s lawyer Hicran
Danisman.
The judge postponed the hearing until
February, 13, 2016. If the doctor is found
guilty, he may be sentenced up to two years
in prison for insulting Erdogan.
Ciftci has argued that Gollum is not a
villain, so the meme does not insult the
president – or anyone else.[/b]

https://www.rt.com/news/324194-turkey-erdogan-gollum-meme/

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Naija is really a free country!... If not, The likes of OBJ, GEJ, Buhari, Yar'Adua would have jailed lots of Peeps... Especially on NL!