[mehwoot]

He claims it was poking fun. The court found differently.

> Bendels claimed the meme, posted by his newspaper's X account, was satirical.

> But the judge in the case said during the verdict that Bendels published a 'deliberately untrue and contemptuous statement about Interior Minister Ms. Faeser (...) that would not be recognizable to the unbiased reader and is likely to significantly impair her public work'.

[MrBuddyCasino]

If a picture of Nancy Faeser holding a "I hate free speech" sign can be ruled to be a "deliberately untrue and contemptuous statement", satire has become effectively illegal.