Parly committee demands answers over Joburg woman wearing a headscarf being refused a firearm licence
By Sameer Naik
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A parliamentary committee has demanded to know why a Joburg woman was refused a firearm licence because she wore a headscarf.
The chairperson of the portfolio committee on police, Tina Joemat-Pettersson, has sought urgent answers as to why Maleeka Sayed’s gun licence application was denied.
“If true, this allegation is a direct affront to the democratic values of human dignity and freedom contained in the Bill of Rights.
“The allegation undermines the right to equality which is clear that ‘the state may not unfairly discriminate directly or indirectly against anyone on one or more grounds, including race, gender, sex, pregnancy, marital status, ethnic or social origin, colour, sexual orientation, age, disability, religion, conscience, belief, culture, language and birth.”