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MPs in Swiss state of Ticino back burqa ban
2015-11-24 18:19:59 Post No. 56619615
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MPs in Swiss state of Ticino back burqa ban
Comfy M.D.
2015-11-24 18:19:59
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>Wearing a burqa in public in the Swiss canton of Ticino will be an offence punishable by a fine of up to 10,000 francs ($9,813), the cantonal parliament decided on Monday.
Citizens in the Italian-speaking canton in the south of Switzerland supported the ban in a referendum in September 2013, with around two in three voters backing the move.
Security measures were reinforced for the parliamentary session dealing with the burqa. the ATS news agency reported.
A metal detection device was temporarily installed to screen people coming into the parliament, the agency said.
The Ticino government had wanted the ban on burqas and niqabs (face veil) to also apply to other forms of head covering that hide the face, such as masks, worn by demonstrators and balaclavas.
But MPs voted for a law that applies only to the wearing of Muslim veils.
The law makes no exceptions for tourists.
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http://www.thelocal.ch/20151124/mps-back-hefty-fine-for-wearing-burka-in-ticino
