But after the Turkish government asked for the prosecution of a German comedian for performing a satirical poem about its president, it is now well known in Germany, too.
Since Angela Merkel's decision to approve a prosecution request for comedian Jan Böhmermann for performing a poem mocking Erdoğan's response to the video of his "insulting" song Erdowie, Erdowo, Erdoğan, the Turkish president has been capitalising on his success.
Wei was charged with invasion of privacy but struck a plea deal, agreeing to testify for the prosecution and perform community service.
Most said they thought that the verdict was unfair, or that the prosecution had performed inadequately.
Despite the general's reported "critical" condition, Indonesia's attorney-general vowed to press ahead regardless with civil proceedings against him.Until recently, heads of state and government, past or present, were commonly seen as immune from prosecution for acts, however vile, performed as part of their official functions.
Were it not so, arcane English laws would, for example, have led to prosecutions for failure to perform medievally mandated archery practise being pursued into the industrial age, and would – even to this day – result in Halloween trick-or-treaters being charged under old strictures about "wilfully and wantonly" knocking on doors.
Writer describes the legal and legislative maneuverings performed by Berlusconi and his allies to avoid prosecution for bribery.
The amendments would explicitly bring private contractors under the definition of intelligence operatives to make them subject to prosecution, and include any person "performing functions or services for the organisations in accordance with a contract, agreement or other arrangement".
So is prosecution for perjury.
Six young men face prosecution for "premeditated gang violence".
