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Nov 29, 2008 9:45 pm US/Pacific

French President Sarkozy Loses Voodoo Doll Case

PARIS (AP) ―

Click to enlarge 1 of 1: A photo taken on Oct. 22, 2008, in Paris shows a Voodoo set in the image of French President Nicolas Sarkozy published by K&B editions.
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A French appeals court says Voodoo dolls of President Nicolas Sarkozy may remain on sale, but must carry a notice saying that pricking them harms the president's dignity.

Sarkozy's attorney had asked that the dolls be withdrawn from sale, saying the president like any French person owns the right to his own image.

The appeals court backed an earlier ruling allowing the dolls to stay on the market in the name of freedom of expression.

But it ordered the doll's marketer, publishing house K&B Editions, to add a warning that using the needles which come with the kits "constitutes an attack on the personal dignity of Mr. Sarkozy."

"Nicolas Sarkozy: The Voodoo Manual" costs euro12.95 ($16.50) and includes a handbook and 12 pins.