Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena banned all forms of face coverings including the burqa and the hijab in the name of national security, the president’s office said.
April 29 (UPI) — Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena banned all forms of face coverings including the burqa in the name of national security, the president’s office said.
Sirisena’s office said starting Monday all types of face coverings will be banned as any garment that prevents one’s identity from being ascertained is « a threat to national security and public safety. »
« The president has issued this directive to ensure national security and a peaceful and reconciled society, where no ethnic group or community would be subjected to discomfort, » the president’s office said.
