Judge sticks pin in Sarkozy's voodoo case
A judge has thrown out attempts by French President Nicolas Sarkozy to stop stores selling voodoo dolls of him.
The pint-sized President tried to ban the sale of the dolls which feature his face and are covered with some of his most unpopular quotes such as "work more to earn more."
Users are encouraged to stick pins into the quotes they disagree with.
Sarkozy said the 'voodoo doll' should be withdrawn from sale because he has "exclusive and absolute rights" over his own image.
But the French judge ruled the doll was "within the authorised limits of free expression and the right to humour," something not understood in much of France.
Publishers K&B initially produced 20,000 of the kits ... and since he launched the legal bid have been sticking as many needles in the Sarko dolls as is humanly possible.
The kit went on sale on October 9th along with a similar product of Segolene Royal, Sarkozy's Socialist party rival.
