The sentence has just been dropped: the Islamologist Tariq Ramadan, tried before the Criminal Court of Geneva for ” rape ” AND ” sexual coercion “, was finally acquitted. The court ruled that she did not have enough evidence against him. However, the prosecutor had asked, last week, for 3 years in prison, of which half is still, against the theologian.
A case that dates back to 2008
Tariq Ramadan, also accused in four other cases of rape in France, was heard by the court for the ordeal of Brigitte*, who accused him of having raped, beaten and insulted her, in a hotel room in Geneva, on the night of October 27-28, 2008.
On the first day of his trial, the man had rolled out a nauseating defense, peppered with sexist clichés aimed at discrediting the plaintiff’s word. Of course he won.
The plaintiff announced that he is appealing.
*The complainant testified under a pseudonym
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Source: Madmoizelle
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