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French Prime Minister Manuel Valls has supported mayors who have banned burqinis, saying the swimwear is "not compatible with the values" of the country. His statement comes as more French towns announced plans to ban the female Muslim swimwear.
"The burqini is not a new range of swimwear, a fashion. It is the expression of a political project, a counter-society, based notably on the enslavement of women," Valls said, as cited by La Provence newspaper.
According to the French PM, the idea that women are not pure by nature and that they should be completely covered is archaic.
Wearing of the burqini as "not compatible with the values of France and the Republic," Valls added.
"By now you have seen that the THUGS from Black Lives Matter and other similar groups have attempted to disrupt the State FOP Convention being held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel. Well today as check-in day with activities spread over the next 3 days so expect more bad behavior from the Thugs of Baltimore. On the bright side maybe they will stop killing each other while they are protesting us."The email came in the wake of 12 people being arrested during demonstrations at the opening of Maryland's Fraternal Order of Police conference on Sunday afternoon.
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