Italy fines Muslim woman for veil

Officials in Italy's northwestern city of Novara have fined a Muslim woman 500 euros (650 dollars) for wearing a full Islamic veil on the streets.

The 26-year-old Tunisian woman, who was accompanied by her husband, refused on Monday to remove her burqa for the Italian police to identify her.

The woman named Amel Marmouri received a 500-euro (650 dollars) fine despite showing her face to a policewoman dispatched to the area later.

"City police ticketed her last night and she will have to pay a 500-euro (650 dollars) fine," Novara municipal police official Mauro Franzinelli told AFP.

"As far as I know this is a first in Italy," the official added.

Certain European countries are considering a controversial law that requires Muslim women to dismantle their burqa in public.

Right activists maintain that the move would challenge European Convention on Human Rights that claims to guarantee fundamental freedoms of individuals.

Source: PressTV.
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