Italy approves law to ban burqa

Italy has approved a draft law banning women from wearing veils that cover their faces in public.
According to details, a parliamentary commission approved the draft.
The law would prohibit women from wearing a burqa, naqib or any other garment that covers the face in such circumstances. It would expand a decades-old law that for security reasons prohibits people from wearing face-covering items such as masks in public places.
Women who violate the ban would face fines, while third parties who force women to cover their faces in public would be fined and face up to 12 months in jail.
Earlier,  France and Belgium have banned the wearing of burqa-style Islamic dress in public.
The spokesman of an Islamic group said banning the Islamic veil “is unjust and touches individual liberty”.
News agencies reported that the main opposition party voted against the law. The preliminary approval was welcomed by lawmaker Barbara Saltamartini, vice-president of the Freedom People party caucus in the lower house.

Source: Agencies