France
France’s highest administrative court, the Conseil d’Etat, has temporarily suspended a ban on Muslim tailored swimsuits – known as burkini.
The ban of burkinis by the French government led to outrage by Muslims and reportedly created divisions within the government.
According to a statement by the court, its current ruling should be respected until it makes a definitive ruling concerning the matter at a latter date.
Part of the court’s statement said that the ban on burkinis in Villeneuve-Loubet: “seriously, and clearly illegally, breached the fundamental freedoms to come and go, the freedom of beliefs and individual freedom.”
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The ruling was granted after the League of Human Rights filed an application requesting that the ban be overturned in the Mediterranean town of Ville neuve-Loubet on grounds that it contravened civil liberties.
Under the French legal system, temporary decisions can be handed before a court takes more time to prepare a judgment on the underlying legality of a case.
Reacting to the news on the ruling, Abdallah Zekri, secretary general of the French Muslim Council (CFCM) said they were satisfied with the ruling adding that “This is a slap for the prime minister and a kick up the backside for Sarkozy.”
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