France fines six Muslim women for wearing niqab

France has fined six Muslim women for wearing veils since a ban on face-covering veils took effect in April, French interior minister said.
Claude Gueant said in an interview with the daily Le Monde published Monday that no woman has been sent to a citizenship class — another potential punishment.
Gueant said police cited a total of 237 women but only six were convicted. He said that nearly a quarter of the women police questioned had converted to Islam.
French police earlier this week fined a Muslim woman for driving a car while wearing a full-face veil covering. French authorities consider the veil a safety issue as they say it reduces the driver’s field of vision.
The French newspaper reported that the woman was stopped while driving in the coastal town of Saint-Brieuc, Brittany. Police spokesman Laurent Dufour explained that the driver “seemed hesitant in her driving” and police then realized she was veiled.
Dufour said “This is an issue of skill, safety and visibility,” comparing the niqab to other distractions whilst driving such as eating a sandwich or smoking. The woman was fined €35.

Source: IINA