The restaurateur from Hendaye (Pyrénées Atlantiques) who had refused entry to her establishment to a veiled client, was to be presented to a judge on Thursday for her indictment, we learned from the Bayonne prosecutor's office.
The owner of this restaurant on the seafront is summoned before the Bayonne court on September 20, to answer for "discrimination based on the real or supposed religion" of a person, said the prosecution, confirming information from France Blue Basque Country.
“Dressed like in prehistory”
On May 29, a woman and her son were refused entry to the establishment located on the seafront of this coastal town near Spain.
A lively discussion followed between the restaurateur and the son of the veiled woman, filmed by the latter and posted on social networks.
On the excerpt visible on the internet, we hear the owner, unidentifiable and wearing a cross around her neck, describe the client as “dressed as in prehistory.
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The man subsequently filed a complaint for "discrimination" at the Pau police station, according to the prosecution.
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