It seems like this was politically motivated and if one were off the radar it may not be an issue. If you're concerned about someone looking for an excuse to arrest you, that might be an unfortunate cause for concern.
Having a beard is very enough to raise their suspicion as they will link you to terrorism without thinking twice. In 2015 I bought a metal detector online and they thought I will use it to search for monuments. They returned it and I was lucky it ended there.