(Dutch News) Police will be banned from wearing religious items of clothing such as headscarves, yarmulkes, and crucifixes with their uniform, justice minister Dilan Yeşilgöz-Zegerius announced on Wednesday.
“With this regulation, there will be clarity about the neutrality of the uniform,” the VVD minister said after parliament asked her to clarify the issue.
“The word uniform says it all: it should always be the same with a police officer on the street.”
Some items will still be allowed “in other places,” such as wearing a headscarf at the police station, Yeşilgöz said.
“I hope that the discussion is over and that there is no longer a political discussion on this subject on the backs of agents,” she added.
