Culture Minister Francis Zammit Dimech has come out in defence of the censorship of plays and films against a dissenting wave of theatre and film directors, as well as the Council of Europe’s condemnation of Malta’s archaic practice.
“I believe that as is the practice in most European countries, it is appropriate to have censorship as long as it is strictly to protect society from obscene, vulgar or outright pornographic language or scenes that would have no justification from an artistic point of view,” he said.
Yet a Council of Europe (CoE) report on Malta’s cultural policy, drawn up six years ago, had already shot down the practice, saying it was unacceptable.
European experts sent by CoE had insisted Malta had to remove censorship, especially when it came to theatre.

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