Bernd Kaiser wrote that a 76-year-old retiree was arrested at a demonstration against British immigration policy for being masked. The man appeared in court in Portsmouth wearing a burqa and pleaded not guilty. As a defense, he cited a religious exemption and stated that he wanted to explore Islam from the perspective of full veiling. In his view, there was no identity concealment, as he was filmed by police cameras and drones. According to Kaiser, the retiree is financing his defense through crowdfunding. He portrayed the case as a confrontation with a judiciary that must deal with contradictory rules. A conviction before the continuation of the trial in February would, in his opinion, reveal a double standard in tolerance; an acquittal would make the masking ban ridiculous. Additionally, Kaiser claimed that the state is taking action against the retiree while criminals remain undetected and parallel societies are growing. He referred to the action as a satirical checkmate. #Großbritannien #Doppelmoral #Burka (translated)
