Interesting case in a Victorian court this week.
A police officer pulled over a Muslim woman driver wearing a hijab and demanded she remove it to be identified. She refused - and later made a formal complaint that he tried to forcibly remove it.
This complaint fell apart when the video from the police car was introduced in the hearing - and this clearly showed that no such action occurred. The woman was charged with making a false statement.
Now the woman's solicitor is applying for the matter to be thrown out of court - because the police can not prove that the woman before the court is the same person who committed the offence - because the officer did not see her face and can not positively identify her.
Which is where events turn full circle !
The law requires every citizen to be identified when approached by a police officer - and wearing a hijab breaks this requirement.
In future cases, arrest must be an option until the offender complies with the law.
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