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Muslim woman becomes first to be fined for wearing face veil in Denmark

The woman had been involved in an altercation at a shopping centre, where another woman had attempted to remove her face veil.

Saturday 4 August 2018 21:02, UK

Women wearing niqab to veil their faces take part in a demonstration on August 1, 2018, the first day of the implementation of the Danish face veil ban, in Copenhagen, Denmark. - Denmark's controversial ban on the Islamic full-face veil in public spaces came into force as women protested the new measure which fines anyone wearing the garment. Human rights campaigners have slammed the ban as a violation of women's rights, while supporters argue it enables better integration of Muslim immigrants i
Image: Women protest against Denmark's ban on face veils. File pic
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A Muslim woman has become the first person to be fined in Denmark under a new law which prohibits wearing garments which cover the face in public.

The 28-year-old woman had been involved in an altercation at a shopping centre north of Copenhagen, where another woman had attempted to remove her face veil.

After police were called, they found that she had been illegally wearing a niqab in public and - when she refused to remove it - she was issued a fine of 1,000 Danish kroner (£120).

The two women were both charged with breaching the peace.

Denmark's facial covering law came into effect on Wednesday, and brings the country in line with similar prohibitions in France and Belgium.

Civil liberties campaigners and Muslim women's advocacy groups have argued that the ban is discriminatory.

Some Muslim women have said that they will refuse to comply with the ban and intend to continue to wear a niqab.

Repeat offenders of the ban could be fined up to 10,000 kroner (£930).

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