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| Burkini ban suspended by France's top administrative court | Burkini ban suspended by France's top administrative court |
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| France’s highest administrative court has suspended the burkini ban imposed by the southern town of Villeneuve-Loubet. | France’s highest administrative court has suspended the burkini ban imposed by the southern town of Villeneuve-Loubet. |
| The ban "seriously, and clearly illegally, breached the fundamental freedoms to come and go, the freedom of beliefs and individual freedom,” the judgment, expected to set a precedent, said. | The ban "seriously, and clearly illegally, breached the fundamental freedoms to come and go, the freedom of beliefs and individual freedom,” the judgment, expected to set a precedent, said. |
| It added that local authorities could only restrict individual liberties if there was a "proven risk" to public order, according to AFP. | It added that local authorities could only restrict individual liberties if there was a "proven risk" to public order, according to AFP. |
| The top administrative court, Le Conseil d’Etat (the State Council), made the ruling public on Friday ahead of the official announcement, which is to provide its full legal basis. | The top administrative court, Le Conseil d’Etat (the State Council), made the ruling public on Friday ahead of the official announcement, which is to provide its full legal basis. |
| The decision follows a demand from the League of Human Rights to overturn the burkini ban in the French Riviera town of Villeneuve-Loubet, saying the prohibition violates civil freedoms. | The decision follows a demand from the League of Human Rights to overturn the burkini ban in the French Riviera town of Villeneuve-Loubet, saying the prohibition violates civil freedoms. |
| The latest decision means that wearing burkini is allowed again, but only in Villeneuve-Loubet. In other towns and cities that introduced the ban, it remains in force, unless it's challenged in court, according to Le Monde. | The latest decision means that wearing burkini is allowed again, but only in Villeneuve-Loubet. In other towns and cities that introduced the ban, it remains in force, unless it's challenged in court, according to Le Monde. |
| READ MORE: Nice joins 10 more French towns in burkini ban | READ MORE: Nice joins 10 more French towns in burkini ban |
| The mayor of the northern Corsican town of Sisco has already said that he won’t lift the ban, which was introduced after an August 13 clash on a beach there. | The mayor of the northern Corsican town of Sisco has already said that he won’t lift the ban, which was introduced after an August 13 clash on a beach there. |
| “Here the tension is very, very, very strong, and I won’t withdraw it,” he told BFM-TV on Friday. | “Here the tension is very, very, very strong, and I won’t withdraw it,” he told BFM-TV on Friday. |
| Former French Interior Ministry official Yvan Blot believes that a reasonable way out of the current situation is to hold a referendum in which voters can decide if the burkini ban is necessary or not. | |
| “The question is who must decide – the judge or the mayor. Personally, I would think neither of them, but the people. It’s possible to organize a referendum locally on this question, why not?” Blot told RT. | |
| Robin Tilbrook, the chairman and founder of the English Democrats, says the burkini issue “demonstrates that they [Muslim immigrants] don’t want to integrate with European culture.” | |
| The suspension of the ban is “a bit of a wishy-washy attitude,” but is still “the best that they [authorities] could do at the moment,” said Cecile Le Roux, a multiculturalism expert, in an interview with RT. | |
| “Although we would have been much more encouraged to see them cancel the law as it should have been, because it is unconstitutional,” she added. | |
| The issue “should be part of discussion and debate in society, but certainly should never involve legislation,” Le Roux also said. | |
| Nice officially banned the burkini last week, following the example of more than a dozen other seaside areas. The ban states that clothing which “overtly manifests adherence to a religion at a time when France and places of worship are the target of terrorist attacks” is prohibited. | Nice officially banned the burkini last week, following the example of more than a dozen other seaside areas. The ban states that clothing which “overtly manifests adherence to a religion at a time when France and places of worship are the target of terrorist attacks” is prohibited. |
| The step provoked public outrage outside the country and split the nation. | The step provoked public outrage outside the country and split the nation. |
| READ MORE: People are asking France to ban ‘pasty’ fat men in Speedos instead of burkinis | READ MORE: People are asking France to ban ‘pasty’ fat men in Speedos instead of burkinis |