A woman models the burqini swimsuit. Photo: AFPAFP · 25 Aug 2016, 08:53Published: 25 Aug 2016 08:53 GMT+02:00France's highest administrative court will on Thursday examine a request to scrap a ban on the Islamic burqini swimsuit which has sparked a furore in the country. The Human Rights League (LDH) is appealing a decision by a lower court in the Riviera city of Nice which upheld a ban on the outfit by the town of Villeneuve-Loubet. Photo: AFPThe ruling by the State Council, France's highest administrative court, will provide a legal precedent for towns to follow around the country. "We have seen images of police officers forcing a woman on a Nice beach to remove her tunic when she wasn't even wearing a burqini," the CFCM said.

Source: The Local August 25, 2016 06:56 UTC