This incident surrounding the detained artist does not deserve much comment, because there is not enough information for now. But the behavior of Minister Bachev himself, who threatened the mayor of the Izgrev district, is very strange. This is more than impudent. I have also had similar threats happen to me. I would say it is disgusting - it would have ended up in court. The mayor should have apologized within three days. The Minister of Culture owes an apology. This was announced to Lili Marinkova in the studio „FACTI“ and the program „Conversation“ by Prof. Velislav Minekov, former Minister of Culture.
We recall that the scandal surrounding the Minister of Culture Marian Bachev and the The investigation into his private theater school is growing. The mayor of the municipality of "Izgrev", on whose territory "Marian Bachev and Arcadia Fusion Art" is located, announced that the minister is trying to threaten him with a lawsuit. A teacher from the school in question - Rosen Belov, was detained a few days ago due to a report of complicity in violence against a 20-year-old youth. On October 26, the mayor ordered an investigation into the theater workshop.
The Union of Artists in Bulgaria also published a position on the topic, whose position, according to Minekov, is "quite strange": "On the one hand, they are considered a creative organization, on the other - they are an associated member of the Confederation of Bulgarian Trade Unions. They are both a bit of a creative organization and a bit of a trade union, just to be able to participate in the competitions for directors of state institutions. Their interference in these state affairs has never been my liked.“
“When do they deal with the true interests of the artists – when they force them to serve the directors, or when they chase them away? Let me recall the case of the National Theater and Alexander Morfov – then the Union of Artists did not say a word. Of course, there is a reason – because the chairman of the union constantly defends the directors of the theaters. This is very offensive“, added Prof. Minekov.
“It is interesting what is happening with the budget and with the implementation of subsidies in the theaters – how far they have reached, which institutions are already in the red. There are leading cultural institutes that are in a serious financial deficit. According to my information, some are in a huge red. What angers me is that the parliamentary opposition is asleep regarding the problems of culture. They do not ask what is happening with archaeology, nor what is the state of state institutes, nor what is attendance at museums. It is alleged that part of the archaeological research this year remained unpaid. If true, this would be truly tragic. The opposition should also ask what is happening at BNT and Koshlukov. Small changes in the Radio and Television Act could solve the Koshlukov case“, the guest also shared.
See more of the conversation in the VIDEO.