Dutch government agreed to ban the use of partially veil on the face, including the burqa, in public places. Dutch Interior Ministry announced the agreement in a statement on Friday (22/5).
Previously, the rule was a new form of the proposal. Must be approved by parliament before it becomes law must be adhered to the entire community in the Netherlands. Now the government has approved the ban.
The ban was not associated with any particular religion. Regulations will be applied not only for Muslims who often wear the burqa, but also the whole veil that cover the face.
In the proposals, prohibition also applies to any use of clothing, including ski masks and helmets if they are in public places such as schools, hospitals, and government offices etc.
Prime Minister Mark Rutte said, "In a free country such as the Netherlands, everyone has a right to dress as they want, no matter what anybody else says. Freedom is only limited to the situation if it is very important for people to see each other."
Although there is an additional chapter that the rule was not looking at any particular religion, nonetheless veil synonymous with Muslim clothing. Muslim women who wear the hijab and niqab or burqa in the Netherlands the number was not much.
Although there are only a few hundred Muslim women who wear the hijab, Rutte reiterated that rule is necessary to enforce the Dutch's values society
Anti-Islamic opposition politician, Geert Wilders Dutch won widespread public support. According to him, the Netherlands has long been in need of a ban on wearing the veil.
Earlier, a similar prohibition has also been the case in France that prohibits veil on since 2010, and was reaffirmed last year through the Court of Human Rights in Europe.
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