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A young man wearing a shark suit has been given a citation under Austria’s “burka ban” law.
The country has a law that forbids any kind of full-face covering, including Islamic veils.
Austrian police issued a citation on Monday after the man, who was part of a street advertising campaign for the McShark computer chain, refused several requests to take off his shark head.
From this month, most full-face coverings are prohibited in public in Austria, including off-slope ski masks, surgical masks outside hospitals and party masks on the street.
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Popularly known as the “burka ban”, the law is mostly seen as directed at the clothing worn by some conservative Muslim women.
Violations carry a possible fine of €150.
Only a handful of citations have been issued.
AP