Man in shark head costume falls foul of Austria 🇦🇹 anti-veil law

A man in a shark costume has fallen foul of an anti-burka law that recently came into force in Austria. Designed to ban the full-face Islamic veil, the law says people's faces must be visible from hairline to chin.

The man in the shark mask was advertising a business in central Vienna and the business was fined. Street musicians in animal masks have also been given official warnings. Police have called for the controversial new law to be clarified.

The company that had employed the man in a shark costume posted a picture of him on Facebook and announced the fine, saying officers had forced the man to take the costume head off.

In January Austria's ruling coalition agreed to prohibit full-face veils (niqab and burka) in public spaces such as courts and schools.

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