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| Proposal could give Australian police power to lift burqa or full-face veil |
| 2011-07-01 |
| WOMEN wearing the burqa or other full-face veils will be forced to show their face when stopped by police under proposed changes to the law, Attorney-General Greg Smith said yesterday. Mr Smith said there was a duty on all citizens to identify themselves when asked by police and the law should reflect that. "The law is not that specific at the moment and that is what we are leading towards," Mr Smith said. He said he could understand the "public outcry" over "cases like that" of Muslim woman Carnita Matthews, 47, who had her jail sentence and conviction for knowingly making a false complaint about racism by police overturned on appeal in the District Court last week. Ms Matthews, who wears a full-face niqab, had denied she was the person who signed the complaint or delivered it to police after she was booked for not properly displaying a P-plate. However, Mr Smith revealed he did not think there were grounds for the prosecution to appeal the court ruling that has led to the legal shake-up. He said there could only be an appeal on matters of law, not fact. "Personally, having looked at the case, I have my doubts," Mr Smith said. |
| Posted by:Oztralian |
| #3 Nothing is worn under a Scotsman's kilt, wcr. Everything is in perfect working order. ;-p |
| Posted by: Barbara 2011-07-01 22:03 |
| #2 Is this like "What does a Scotsman wear under his kilt"? |
| Posted by: whitecollar redneck 2011-07-01 21:50 |
| #1 This seems a very sensible response to an impossible situation. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2011-07-01 17:04 |