Higher Judicial Council OKs right to wear veil in court
14:51 22 FEB 2012
(AGI) Rome - The Higher Judicial Council (CSM) has ruled that
the veil may be worn on religious grounds in Italian courts. In
their plenary session this morning, the majority approved a
resolution establishing that "full respect must be assured to
to those behaviours which, without causing disturbance to the
regular and correct court proceedings, constitute a legitimate
exercise of the right to profess one's own religion, including
those precepts that relate to clothing and other outward
signs." The ruling has come in response to a query from the
head of the Turin tribunal, after the president of the first
criminal division bench had asked an interpreter appointed by
the prosecuting magistrate to remove her veil, despite the fact
that her face was clearly visible, on the grounds that her
behaviour flew in the face of the legal obligation to attend
courts bare-headed. The incident took place on 14th October
2011, after which the interpreter left the court, relinquishing
the job in hand. .
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