It’s a verdict that rings the end of an ordeal for Brigitte*, who was expecting her trial against Tariq Ramadan ” recognized victim » and be able draw a line“.
On Tuesday 16 May, the Islamologist, accused of “rape and sexual coercion”, was convicted and sentenced to 3 years in prison, including 18 months in detention. “He acted to satisfy his sexual desire for a woman he used as an object. She didn’t hesitate to make this nightmare last for several hours.said the Chief Prosecutor, Adrian Holloway, addressing the three judges of the Geneva Criminal Court.
Nauseous and sexist defense
“I was born in Geneva. I am a child of this country. I ask Switzerland to treat me like any other citizen. I’m here because I’m going to fight. Because I will not be fooled by lies and manipulations. » had initiated Tariq Ramadan during his interrogation.
In a disgusting defenseduring which he clearly positioned himself as a victim, not hesitating to conjure up a plethora of sexist platitudes to try to discredit the complainant’s testimony, Tariq Ramadan will have failed to convince anyone of his supposed innocence.
The trial came after a complaint filed in 2018 by a woman who accused him of raping, beating and then insulting her in a hotel room in Geneva on the night between 27 and 28 October 2008.
On Tuesday May 16, with a screen separating her from Ramadan so that their gazes did not meet, the complainant returned at length to the night of the assault, recalling having had ” fear of dying from blows to the head“, referring to having been” unconscious for long periods“.
Tariq Ramadan is also indicted in France in five other rape cases.
*The complainant testified under a pseudonym
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Source: Madmoizelle
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