>does german law allow for pardons No idea. But in this case it's the government itself that gave the ok for prosecution in the first place (it's a very specia

>does german law allow for pardons No idea. But in this case it's the government itself that gave the ok for prosecution in the first place (it's a very special law...). It doesn't make sense to first say "go ahead, law enforcement" and then pardon Böhmermann.