Taiwan Revokes Sakuliu Pavavaljung’s National Award for Arts Following Rape Conviction
Taiwan’s National Culture and Arts Foundation has revoked the artist’s 2018 National Award for Arts
Sakuliu Pavavaljung. Courtesy Taipei Fine Arts Museum
Following a Supreme Court ruling upholding an earlier decision that found the artist Sakuliu Pavavaljung guilty of rape, Taiwan’s National Culture and Arts Foundation has revoked the artist’s 2018 National Award for Arts. He has been asked to return the NTD 1 million prize.
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