Originally published in revista 22.
Concert rock band God Dethroned programmed in Oradea was cancelled by organisers at your local Adviser pressures so ' liberal ', Mr. Dan Octavian, Roman Humanist Association.
The civic group activist, freedom of conscience and expression, organized in august 19, in response, a protest rally in Bucharest as part of campaign Black Cat for tolerance and freedom of expression.
The Adviser, quoted by Time4news, Bihar, said of course his reign only notified the organizers, without any pressure to submit: "I have been consulted by many citizens that have appeared in the city with posters a satanist concert. People were shocked seeing and for good reason. I've notified the employer further on at Blue Monday, which, after negative reactions have occurred, verified and considered that it is not right that in his club to keep such a concert. But it was his club, not from Oradea ".
Does their powers in violation of a local political advisor who, in that capacity, attract attention, signals a businessman what economic or cultural activities are inappropriate? Not always. Not in an ideal legal framework and a world devoid of suspicion. There, the difference between "to seize" and "to submit to the pressures" is clear. And it is enough to determine when it's just a hypersensitivity of the protesters and when we confront an unconstitutional act of political authority against freedom of expression.
In our world, but, I think Yes. Neither the fact that the Association and Adviser agree that last belonged to the organizer's decision, nor that the latter does not in any way express their dissatisfaction does not change too much problem.
Because the essence of the problem can be read in the institutional arrangement. How can we be sure that, in reality, there was talk of pressure, but only a redirection of some innocent information that could use the Organizer?
Significance of expressions are closely related to the context and the type of human activities in which they are used. It is not enough to look in the dictionary and to listen to the recorded conversations to clarify such cases. What sounds simple flagging in a context is to exercise pressure to another. How typically plays a businessman with a message from a politician? Why?
The laws which describe the powers of a local political authorities are so bushy and ambiguous, that leaves a space at our power of local councils in relation to the freedom of action of businessmen. This huge ascending power creates an atmosphere of uncertainty which constitutes the background of any protocol of interaction and communication between a political authority and a business man.
On this background, to send a simple referral from any pressure, emptied a political authority that has to take additional precautions and to hire new elements in the communication protocol, safety elements that would neutralize the signal given inevitable ascendancy or power.
An impartial judge knows all the facts and logic to look beyond the words of local Adviser. In his defense, he will be required to adduce additional evidence to prove the intention of immaculate forward valuable advice regarding concerts suitable for Blue Monday Club brand.
Here, curiously, is precisely the institutional situation from Romania regrettable move in this case, the burden of providing evidence, on the shoulders of the person who wants to prove that it was a pressure on the shoulders of the person who wants to look like it was a simple notification.
I doubt you can invoke such sufficient communications initiated from the local counselor; they would be unveiled so far impeded any suspicion as to. The absence of those elements leads me to believe that Mr. Dan Octavian has consciously used the ascendant power given its official position to force the cancellation of an artistic manifestations that are protected by article 30 of the Constitution.
