Russian bus company fined for refusing service to passenger wearing hijab

Rasa - The Kaliningrad Central Court fined a Russian bus company that refused to carry a passenger wearing a hijab.

News ID: 1583

Date: 08 November 2014 - 09:24

RNA - The plaintiff filed a lawsuit for moral damages against West Line 2. In her claim, the woman stated that last June she and her mother, both wearing hijabs, boarded a bus. At the next stop, the driver approached them and asked to leave the bus, RAPSI reported.

To avoid a conflict, the plaintiff and her mother did as they were told. Later, the woman sent a written complaint to the defendant but received no response. After that she turned to the court.

The court ruled that the defendant pay 22,000 rubles ($457), including 10,000 rubles ($208) in moral damages.

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