(Dutch News) Justice minister Dilan Yeşilgöz has reaffirmed her opposition to serving police officers wearing headscarves or other religious symbols, saying as long as she is in charge, this will remain the situation.
“As long as I am minister of justice and safety, police uniforms will be neutral,” she said on Thursday. “And that means no headscarf or whatever else as far as I am concerned. That is why it is called a uniform.”
The minister was responding to questions about the new police anti-racism coordinator who has said he sees no reason why police officers cannot wear headscarves. The government’s own anti-discrimination chief has made similar comments.
