[Livia]

This is Britain. If someone is standing trial in a court of law then they must not have their face covered. Special exceptions should not be made for anyone, whatever religion they are. If this is allowed, next we'll be having people standing trial in balaclavas and full face crash helmets. It will be interesting to see the outcome of the trial. Someone so devout they insist on expressing their faith in this extreme way... but engages in a criminal act, which I'm sure is against the rules of the Quran. Look forward to seeing how it pans out.