Hege Storhaug, HRS
Sandrine Mouleres ble dømt i april i år til en bot på 18 £ for å ha kjørt bil iført niqab. Retten mente at niqab begrenset synet hennes og således utgjorde en trafikksikkerhetsrisiko. Mouleres anket, og vant frem. Dommen i april vakte betydelig oppmerksomhet da en opphetet debatt om å forby ansiktstildekning gikk bredt i media. At Mouleres nå vant frem med anken, får i praksis ikke annen betydning enn at hun får en romsligere lommebok frem mot julefeiringen. Fra neste år av er ansiktstildekning i Frankrike historie.
A French court has annulled a fine imposed on a Muslim woman for wearing an Islamic veil while driving.
Sandrine Mouleres was fined £18 in April by police in the western city of Nantes, after they had deemed that the veil she was wearing was restricting her vision.
Her lawyer hailed the court’s decision to quash the fine yesterday, saying the niqab – which shows only the eyes – did not present a danger.
However, a public ban on face-covering veils comes into force in France next year.
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Though the fine was small, the case of Mrs Mouleres attracted great public interest and gained symbolic importance amid the impassioned debate over banning face veils.
Her lawyer, Jean-Michel Pollono, said the fine constituted a breach of his client’s human rights.