Staff of the Investigative Committee (IC) are investigating after the incident in the Moscow metro, where two men demanded that the girl take off her veil. writes about it TASS.
“The Main Investigation Department of the Investigative Committee of the City of Moscow of Russia is conducting a preliminary investigation into the incident that occurred in the capital’s metro,” the press service said.
A video has surfaced online showing how a man asks a girl to take off her veil, considering it an unacceptable outfit. He is supported by an older man who voiced his allegations against the girl. At the same time, another subway passenger stands up for the girl. She later posted a video online where she said she was a Russian citizen but decided to convert to Islam.
The network spread information that a criminal case was launched against the men involved. But the press service of the Russian Investigative Committee in Moscow denied this information. “The information circulating in the media regarding the initiation of criminal proceedings against two persons in accordance with Article 282 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (inciting hatred or enmity, as well as insulting human dignity) is not true,” said Ana. The Investigation Committee reported to the Investigation Department.
Former students of Astrakhan Medical University ban wearing a headscarf within university walls. University students who belong to the religion of Islam said that the ban on wearing headscarves and clothes closed to the wrists and ankles began to be implemented after the change of the Vice-Chancellor responsible for Public and Information Security. The girls said that they were forced to remove their headscarves at the entrance of the university building and threatened to take their student IDs.
Former deputy of the Verkhovna Rada Nadezhda Savchenko published He took pictures with the veil and shared his views on faith.