The unnamed third year student from Dagestan was excluded for wearing a headscarf against the university's rules.
Expelling a female student for wearing a hijab at Krasnoyarsk medical university was 'unlawful'. Picture: Krasnoyarsk State Medical University
But now prosecutors have said it was against Russian education law to ban students wearing clothing linked to their faith.
Prosecutor's aide Yelena Pimonenko explained to RIA Novosti that officials of Krasnoyarsk State Medical University are believed to have acted because she did not wear a medical cap. However, this was not listed as the official reason for the expulsion.
'If proved in the appeal, it could serve as a lawful pretext for the school's decision; otherwise it will have to reinstate the student,' said the news agency.
The university has ten days to appeal.
Meanwhile, an agreement had been brokered with the leader of Krasnoyarsk's Dagestani diaspora that the expelled student would be reinstated in September, though she would have to restart her third year of studies and agree not to wear the hijab to school.
The university has declined to comment.
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