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Raimonds Pauls calls on Latvian authorities to stop crackdown against Russian actors and performers

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Raimonds Pauls calls on Latvian authorities to stop crackdown against Russian actors and performers


25.10.2016

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Composer Raimonds Pauls has called on the Latvian authorities to stop crackdown against Russian actors and performers, reports RIA«Novosti».

The famous musician strongly criticized the decision on putting a People’s Artist of Russia Dmitry Pevtsov on ban list made by the Minister of Interior Affairs of Latvia. According to Raimonds Pauls, he takes such restriction measures negatively and cannot understand what their sense is. “We live at times when the authorities decide on permitting someone to enter the country or denying the entry to them. Who needs that? If the person is a criminal such decisions are explicable but let them explain the reason giving their proofs to the fact”, the composer said.

Pevtsov was going to visit Latvia next month in order to take part in the Moscow Premiere in Riga film festival. In addition, he and the KarTush band were to give concert performances in the city.

It is to be recalled that Raimonds Pauls has not changed his point of view for several years now. Two years ago, when the Minister of the Interior Affairs of Latvia took his decision on putting Oleg Gazmanov, Iosif Kobzon and Alla Perfilova (Valeria) on the ban list, the Latvian composer criticized it.

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