EU Court Advisor Deems Italy's Police Tattoo Ban Discriminatory

Italian police's tattoo ban is discriminatory says EU Court Advocate General

(ANSA) - ROME, SEP 3 - The rule banning Italian police officers from having visible tattoos is discriminatory, according to Advocate General of the European Court of Justice Tamara Ćapeta in an opinion on an Italian woman who was excluded from a police officer recruitment exam because she had a small tattoo. The advocate general said the policy cannot be justified on the grounds that it constitutes an essential requirement to do the job Ćapeta also took issue with the Italian police's require...

By ANSA