Sebastian Hotz, aka El Hotzo, has more than a million followers on InstagramImage: Hendrik Schmidt/dpa/picture alliance
German comedian Sebastian Hotz will have to go to court in relation to social media posts he made about the attempted assassination of Donald Trump.
The Berlin public prosecutor’s office charges that Hotz, who is also known as “El Hotzo,” condoned and rewarded criminal offences.
His trial is scheduled to begin on July 23 at the Tiergarten district court in Berlin.
Hotz deleted the posts on X, but screenshots soon began to circulate.
In one comment, he suggested a similarity between a “last bus” and then presidential candidate Trump, writing that “unfortunately” both had been “just missed.” In another, Hotz said: “I think it’s absolutely fantastic when fascists die.”
In the wake of the scandal, regional public broadcaster RBB ended its collaboration with Hotz on a youth program.
Soon after, national public broadcaster ARD Kultur canceled a literary event with him.