Denmark bans Islamic full-face veil in public spaces

Denmark has become the latest European country to ban the full-face veil worn by some Muslim women.
Women wearing full-face veils leaving the Danish Parliament in Copenhagen, Denmark, on May 31, 2018. PHOTO: AFP
Updated
Jun 01, 2018, 01:08 PM
Published
May 31, 2018, 07:28 PM

STOCKHOLM (AFP) - The Danish parliament on Thursday (May 31) passed a law banning the Islamic full-face veil in public spaces, becoming the latest European country to do so.

"Anyone who wears a garment that hides the face in public will be punished with a fine," says the law, which was passed with 75 votes against 30.

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