“It will be a devilishly good show,” he promised Jan Böhmermann right at the beginning of last Friday’s edition of ZDF Magazin Royale. And at least the theme already spoke in favor: “Ritual violence” and Satanism. These were satanic cults that use “brutal rituals to control the personalities of their victims” and the narrative of a “satanic global conspiracy”.
Böhmermann described this in the program as dangerous nonsense, which serious psychotherapists warned about. Patients may be persuaded that they are, without being able to remember, ritual violence He was a victim.
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A controversial German Trauma therapist, Michaela Huber, is particularly criticized on the show. In her publications she spreads the assumption that such cults exist and that they have a “powerful national and international lobby”. Huber also offers specific offers for psychotherapists Training Seminars at the. A Böhmermann employee attended one of these seminars for broadcast.
“We did a deep dive into the mystical world of Michaela Huber,” Böhmermann said on the program. “It was super easy.” The employee signed up for one of his seminars “under his real name” “and we paid,” explained Böhmermann. And further: “We were reported. A criminal complaint – apparently filed against us anonymously.”
Böhmermann cited an angry email
Böhmermann then cited a Academy of Therapists email: “By fraudulently participating in our specialized training for investigative purposes, you have committed an irrevocable breach of trust.” And further: “The basis of therapeutic and teaching work is trust. This was deeply shaken by his illegally obtained participation and, in this context, is shockingly reminiscent of the circles of perpetrators.”
Anonymous report was made before the broadcast of ZDF Magazin Royale
“Do you know what else crazy thing happened?” Böhmermann finally asked the audience. “We were reported.” The Cologne police informed ZDF about this fact on September 6th – before the broadcast.
At the Announcement This is research on the topic “Organized Ritual Violence”, in which supposedly illegal methods had been applied. The editorial team and production company dismiss the accusations as “completely out of the blue.” “Jan Böhmermann also made research suitable for all journalistic standards transparent at the appropriate point in the program,” said a ZDF spokeswoman.