UK judge rules Muslim woman must remove veil to give evidence at trial

[JURIST] A judge in London ruled [materials] on Monday that a Muslim woman who is a defendant in an upcoming trial must remove her full-face veil when presenting evidence. A judge for the Blackfriars Crown Court [official website] held that the woman, whose name cannot be identified for legal reasons, may wear her niqab, a garment that covers nearly her whole face, during most of the trial, but must remove it when presenting evidence to the court [Daily Mail report]....

Source: http://jurist.org/paperchase/2013/09/uk-judge-rules-muslim-woman-must-remove-veil-to-give-evidence-at-trial.php

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