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German Roma in a legal dispute with the creator of Borat
Posted on October 30 2006
The European Center for Research of Antigypsism on the 16th October went up against Sacha Baron Cohen, more known as Ali G or Borat, Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment Germany GmbH as well as Webspaceprovider, Schlund+Partner AG, with an accusation which is being led by the Hamburg Public Prosecutor. Specifying the above mentioned people, he called on violence against Roma and uses offensive terms such as “gypsies” and it is against equal treatment of the law. The legal service of the European Roma and Travelers Forum in Strasbourg, Roma and Sinti Union – Hamburg and the Еuropean Center for research of Antigypsism prepared proposal for temporary regulation against the film.
The German group that represents the interests of Roma, file a complaint on Tuesday in order to prevent the British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen who is showing the film Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan in Germany
„We accuse him of slender and inciting violence against Sinti and Roma “, stated for Roiters, Marko Knudsen, Head of the European Center for Research of Antigypsism. Antigypsism refers to hostility against Roma.
That group said that it filed a complaint against the film Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan, by saying that it causes violence and discrimination against Roma.
The prosecutors in Hamburg will investigate the accusations before they decide if they should take any action.
This is a satirical movie that is to be shown in Germany on November 2nd, said the creator of the comical character Ali G, who plays Borat Sagdijev, a made up journalist for the Kazakhstan television who goes to the United States to make a coverage about the American way of life.The comical situation in the film mention Roma, Jews and many other groups.