"No ad hansl"

Puke-miley affair: How much do politicians have to put up with?

Are emojis like these offensive? This is the subject of criminal proceedings in Klagenfurt.(Bild: Krone KREATIV/Uta Rojsek-Wiedergut, stock.adobe.com)

The accusations against Green top candidate Lena Schilling show once again that politicians always need thick skin. But where is the limit? What do politicians have to put up with? One Carinthian mayor refuses to be insulted - and is even taking his case to criminal court.

He has been in politics for decades and is used to a lot. But now a Carinthian mayor has had enough: he feels so offended by Facebook postings from several citizens, which include vomit emojis, that he has called in the public prosecutor's office. And they have now brought charges of defamation and insult against the Carinthians. Now it's time for a showdown between the head of the municipality and his critics in criminal court!