Muslim woman's lawyer says she was forced to remove hijab while under arrest for protesting

[mystery-ak]

Muslim woman's lawyer says she was forced to remove hijab while under arrest for protesting
By Marina Pitofsky - 06/23/20 05:27 PM EDT

A Muslim woman who was arrested during a Black Lives Matter protest in Miami was allegedly forced to remove her religious head covering for several hours and had her mugshot taken without it.

Alaa Massri, 18, was arrested after protesting on June 10. Her lawyer, Khurrum Wahid, told The Associated Press that her hijab “is part of a sincerely held religious belief that she has” and that “it was removed against her will.”

“There is no need to remove the hijab and photograph her,” Wahid told the outlet. “A search can be conducted by a same-sex officer in a private room and the hijab can be placed back on her.”


Massri’s arrest affidavit states that she was charged with battery on a police officer, resisting an officer with violence and disorderly conduct, according to the AP. The report says an officer grabbed Massri after she was given multiple commands to move out of a roadway. She allegedly punched him “in the right bicep with a closed fist.”

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https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/504178-muslim-womans-lawyer-says-she-was-forced-to-remove-hijab-while

 

[XenaLee]

Muslim woman's lawyer says she was forced to remove hijab while under arrest for protesting
By Marina Pitofsky - 06/23/20 05:27 PM EDT

A Muslim woman who was arrested during a Black Lives Matter protest in Miami was allegedly forced to remove her religious head covering for several hours and had her mugshot taken without it.

Alaa Massri, 18, was arrested after protesting on June 10. Her lawyer, Khurrum Wahid, told The Associated Press that her hijab “is part of a sincerely held religious belief that she has” and that “it was removed against her will.”

“There is no need to remove the hijab and photograph her,” Wahid told the outlet. “A search can be conducted by a same-sex officer in a private room and the hijab can be placed back on her.”


Massri’s arrest affidavit states that she was charged with battery on a police officer, resisting an officer with violence and disorderly conduct, according to the AP. The report says an officer grabbed Massri after she was given multiple commands to move out of a roadway. She allegedly punched him “in the right bicep with a closed fist.”

more
https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/504178-muslim-womans-lawyer-says-she-was-forced-to-remove-hijab-while

 

You mean.... she didn't spontaneously combust when exposed to the light?

[mountaineer]

Don't care. Do stupid things, get your hijab removed.