(NL Times) A niqab-wearing woman was forced to leave a public bus operated by Arriva in Stein, Limburg, on Monday. The bus driver in question called the police when the woman refused to leave the bus, the public transit firm confirmed to NU.nl and the Telegraaf.
The bus driver asked the woman to get off the bus and stopped the vehicle when she refused to do so, according to NU.nl. The police were called in and responding officers then escorted the woman off the bus. This was “not in accordance with the guidelines,” an Arriva spokesperson said.
This is the first known case of a woman being removed from public transport because of the Partial Ban on Face-Covering Clothing Act, which took force on August 1st.
