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TEHRAN, Aug. 27 (Xinhua) -- Live music concerts could be brought under further control of the law and the security forces, Tehran Prosecutor General, Abbas Jafari Dolatabadi, said Saturday.
It is recommended that the police legally record the concert performances, and the Ministry of Culture take responsibility for the content of the program, Dolatabadi was quoted as saying, semi-official Mehr news agency reported.
The rule came under pressure by the religious hardliners to cancel the permitted concerts in the country, saying they are spreading immoralities and western culture among people.
If the relevant institutions, including the Ministry of Culture, Police and Tehran's Governor agree with the recommendation, then it can be practical, Dolatabadi added.
Earlier this month, the live music performances were banned in Iran's northeastern Muslim Shiite pilgrimage city of Mashhad.
The election of Hassan Rouhani as the President in 2013 was a promise for greater social and cultural reform, but the conservative drives have appeared as a challenge for his administration to push ahead with its agenda.
