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Muslim women can be forced to remove their face veils during routine car stops under new powers granted to NSW police.
AAP
July 4, 2011, 6:19 pm
Muslim women can be forced to remove their face veils during routine car stops under new powers granted to NSW police.
Premier Barry O'Farrell said cabinet had approved the move on Monday so police could properly identify motorists or any other people suspected of committing a crime.
"I don't care whether a person is wearing a motor cycle helmet, a burqa, niqab, face veil or anything else, the police should be allowed to require those people to make their identification clear," he said in a statement.
Last week, NSW Police Commissioner Andrew Scipione said police needed stronger powers to identify women who wear full facial veils.
It follows the case of Sydney woman Carnita Matthews, who in November 2010 was sentenced to six months in jail for falsely accusing a police officer of forcibly trying to remove her burqa.
The case arose after Ms Matthews was pulled over while driving in Woodbine in June 2010.
However, the sentence was quashed on appeal last week after NSW District Court judge Clive Jeffreys ruled there was no evidence to confirm Ms Matthews filed a criminal complaint against the officer, because the person who did so was also wearing a veil and wasn't positively identified.
An appeal has been launched against the decision but Mr O'Farrell said Attorney-General Greg Smith had been advised by the Director of Public Prosecutions it was unlikely to succeed.
However, Mr O'Farrell said the new police powers - which are expected to be in place within a couple of months - should help prevent a recurrence of such a case in the future.
"I have every respect for various religions and beliefs but when it comes to enforcing the law the police should be given adequate powers to make a clear identification," he said.
Police have had the power to ask women to remove face veils during the investigation of serious offences but did not have such powers during routine car stops.
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BMK68
1 hour, 21 minutes ago
That is excellent,, needs to be everywhere...
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WHISPER
1 hour, 21 minutes ago
appropriate
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Wayne S
1 hour, 17 minutes ago
I keep reading this story about the complaint and dont understand why she wasn't required to sign a statement in the first place. Irrespective of the court case, I for one find face coverings offensive as they have no place in a modern society as they impede any form of social intercourse.
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Tassiedevil202
1 hour, 7 minutes ago
Australia needs to take a stance on banning it altogether. We aren't a Muslim country...YET, but unless laws are introduced we soon will be, then God help us all!!!!
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Vaz
1 hour, 6 minutes ago
It's about time, now they need to ban them Australia wide!!!!
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Philip
1 hour, 5 minutes ago
"The sentence was quashed on appeal last week after NSW District Court judge Clive Jeffreys ruled there was no evidence to confirm Ms Matthews filed a criminal complaint against the officer, because the person who did so was also wearing a veil and wasn't positively identified". That circumstance perfectly exemplifies the absurdity of the situation! Why wasn't the person filing the complaint also required to identify themselves?
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The
1 hour, 5 minutes ago
well done Bazza,
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Chris1 hour
2 minutes ago
We have religious freedom in Australia - but that does not negate the Law - that's the law live with it - or go somewhere you can wear a niqab - just don't forget one day.......
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Patriot
58 minutes ago
Ban the thing completely. It's a security risk and it gives the chicks bad BO too. Anyone who doesn't like it can pack their bags and go home to the turd world.
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vinny
51 minutes ago
well done. make it law Australia wide now, and also law for centerlink and bank id,s etc, who knows who,s really appling for centerlink or putting in forms if their in burqa,s?
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