Photos have emerged on Twitter of armed police surrounding a woman and forcing her to remove her “burkini” on a French beach.
Burkinis, swimear which serve the same purpose as a burqa, have been banned by several coastal French towns in response to heightened fears over jihadism.
The Human Rights League have argued that the ban is a “serious and illegal attack on numerous fundamental rights.”
Evidence of the law becoming manifest has appeared on social media in the last few days and is drawing plenty of criticism for the appearance of heavy-handedness.
Photos from yesterday show two policemen asking a woman to remove clothing that is not even really a burkini nor burqa, she is simply covered up.
According to the Daily Mail the woman, identified only as Siam, was given an on the spot fine of around ten euro.
You should be weeping, France. pic.twitter.com/Vn54GE4xlr
— Hend Amry (@LibyaLiberty) August 23, 2016
Note that she isn't even wearing a #burkini – the one piece full body swimsuit. She's just …wearing clothes. pic.twitter.com/g6V2ToIyPW
— Hend Amry (@LibyaLiberty) August 24, 2016
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