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Satirical rap ‘FCK LXB’ by Turnup Tun features 33 uses of the word “féck” and targets plaintiffs Fred Keup, Joe Thein and Dan Schmitz as well as Bofferding and Diekirch beers, neo-Nazis, “patriots”, “idiots” and even the royal court.Photo: Turnup Tun YouTube screenshot 

The 25-year old son of Serge Tonnar, Tun Tonnar performed the rap under the name “Turnup Tun” and released it on YouTube on 10 October last year, just days before the general election.

He has been sued by Fred Keup, and Joe Thein, as well as a third plaintiff, whom Le Quotidien names as Dan Schmitz. Tonnar mentions all three by name in the song.

Keup is the founder of the Wee 2050 movement which emerged from the “Nee 2015” opposition to foreigner’s voting rights referendum. Thein founded the Déi Konservativ party (which the lyrics describe as being “uncreative” for a “clown party”) after leaving the ADR. In 2015 Schmitz was prosecuted for promoting hate speech on social media and sentenced to six months in prison.

Tonnar said that the lyrics of the song were not meant as a personal attack, rather were aimed at the ideologies for which the people named in the track stood. He said it was a protest song against racism and to promote a more tolerant world.

Tonnar uses the word “féck” a total of 33 times in the song, with targets including local beer brands Bofferding and Diekirch, “patriots”, “idiots” and neo-Nazis as well as “concerned citizens” who hide behind their computer screen to write “shitty” comments on news sites and social media. As well as Thein, Keup and Schmitz, the song also gives a “fuck you” by name to Tom Weidig, who stood as an ADR candidate in the 2018 elections, and even the “unelected” grand ducal court.

Watch the (Luxembourgish) lyric video here:

The court case on Thursday seemed to focus on whether the word “feck” when associated with a person’s name could be deemed slander. The public prosecutor’s office seems to think so and, saying that Tonnar has shown no remorse, has demanded he be fined €1,500.

Lawyers representing Keup and Thein are demanding €5,000 each in compensation for what they say is the damaged inflicted on their clients’ political career and the negative impact it has had on their private life. Schmitz has demanded €10,000 in compensation as well as a public apology. He also wants the song to be deleted from social media platforms.

A verdict is expected on 8 May.