Granada may fine sports centre for throwing three women in 'burkhinis' out of the pool
Wednesday, September 21, 2016 @ 3:25 PM
GRANADA city hall may fine a local sports centre for ordering three women wearing a 'burkhini' to leave the outdoor swimming pool.
Spokesman for United Left, Francisco Puentedura, has asked the PSOE-led city council to take action against the leisure centre in the La Chana neighbourhood after it received a flood of complaints from local immigrant communities and feminist organisations.
Hundreds of residents have filed written complaints to the Equality department of the council, which runs the leisure centre for various admin reasons, and Puentedura has now passed the grievance onto the Sports department for a two-pronged attack on what he calls 'blatant discrimination'.
He has called for the local government to draw up a bye-law which 'makes it clear' that members of the public may not be banned from sports facilities for 'wearing whatever they like', since there is 'no law in the land which prevents' anyone from entering a pool in a bathing suit which covers all bar the hands, feet and face.
“There's no room for personal opinions,” the spokesman said, alluding to the leisure centre management's 'prejudice' against the three women ordered to leave the pool.
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