04 August 2010

Witnesses should remove burqa

West Australian Premier Colin Barnett believes Muslim witnesses giving evidence in court should remove their burqa so the "true nature" of their evidence can be seen.

A Perth judge will decide this week whether she will allow a Muslim woman to wear her full burqa while giving evidence before a jury in a fraud case. District Court Judge Shauna Deane was to hear submissions on Thursday from lawyers on a witness who wishes to wear the burqa. [AAP] Read more