Muslim woman must remove veil to give trial evidence
BBC News
https://www.meforum.org/islamist-watch/40690/muslim-woman-must-remove-veil-to-give-trial
Excerpt:
A Muslim woman can stand trial wearing a full-face veil but must remove it to give evidence, a judge has ruled.
Judge Peter Murphy made the ruling at Blackfriars Crown Court in London where the woman is due to stand trial accused of intimidating a witness.
The 22-year-old woman, from Hackney, has refused to remove her niqab and reveal her face in front of any man.
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