Belgium prohibits the full veil
The
Belgium is the first Western country to have
prohibited the use of
full veil in public places
. The Chamber has decided that with the almost unanimously (there were only two abstentions) to adopt the measure, anticipating that the French consider a similar text in May. Now the document will pass in the Senate.
The measure reads: "People who are in a public space with their faces covered or obliterated, wholly or in part, with a piece of clothing that does not make them identifiable" are punishable by fine or
with imprisonment for up to seven days. for public space does not refer only local but also to open spaces such as streets, gardens and sports facilities. As you can see, the text makes no explicit reference to burqa or niqab , but more generally to any accessory that prevents the identification of the person.
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