02/12/2013
Policewomen begin wearing
‘hijab’
Several policewomen in Sidoarjo and Surabaya, East Java, donned the Islamic head scarf or hijab on Friday following the National Police’s decision to lift a ban on wearing the attire.
“This is the National Police chief’s decision. Policewomen are now allowed to wear head scarves,” Surabaya Police chief Sr. Comr. Setija Junianta said as quoted by tribunnews.com. He said that of 146 policewomen stationed in Surabaya, 40 of them had officially requested to be allowed to wear the hijab.
National Police chief Gen. Sutarman gave his approval on Wednesday, allowing policewomen to wear the Islamic head covering to work.
“Wearing a hijab is part of religious freedom. Policewomen who want to cover their heads can do so, just like the policewomen in Aceh. They must, of course, buy their own hijab as we don’t have the budget to supply them,” he said at National Police headquarters in South Jakarta recently.
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Veiled officers: Policewomen don Islamic head scarves, or the hijab, during a ceremony in Sidoarjo, East Java, on Friday. (Antara/Rudi Mulya)Several ...