Muslim Passenger ‘Invokes Sharia Law’ to Avoid Sitting Next to a Woman Before Hitting Air Stewardess in the Face

A Muslim passenger was accused of hitting an air stewardess in the face after refusing to sit next to a woman, “invoking Sharia law”.

The incident took place on a Sun Express flight from Samsun in Turkey to Düsseldorf, with officers investigating the incident.

According to information obtained by German media, the incident, occurred on June 1 at around 6am.

Officers from federal police were called to reports of a disruption on board the flight.

The passenger, a 29-year-old German national with a Turkish background, refused to sit next to a woman, citing Sharia law, the code for living that all Muslims should adhere to.

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The flight attendant then spoke to him, at which point the passenger allegedly hit her.

Sources told the German newspaper the passenger, from the Ruhr area, confessed to the crime to federal police officers.

However, the conversation reportedly did not go smoothly, with the man insulting the officers in Turkish.

As one of the Federal Police officers spoke Turkish, a charge of insult was also filed.

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