He said inspectors will only respond to complaints on cultural matters and refer problematic cases to higher-ranking officials at the Culture Ministry. A small group of independent artists also launched a series of street protests that brought a swift crackdown from police. “There wasn’t an advance explanation of the law and that’s one of the reasons for the controversy that it unleashed,” he told the AP. He said he had overseen at least 30 meetings with hundreds of artists since the publication of the law. “You can’t say this law isn’t to control artistic content,” Castillo said.

Source: National Post December 05, 2018 19:30 UTC