Tariq Ramadan Sentenced to 18 Years for Rape

0:00On March 26, a Paris court has sentenced Islamic scholar to reg Ramadan to 18 years in prison for raping three women. This comes two years after he got a jail term in Switzerland for a separate rape case. The accusations in France surfaced in 2017 during the Me Too movement. Ramadan, a 63-year-old former Oxford professor, skipped the trial while receiving treatment for multiple sclerosis in Geneva. His legal team called the proceedings unfair. One of the victims, Henda Ayari, left court relieved, saying the judges finally believed her after years of pain. Ramadan has always denied the charges, claiming they stemmed from a smear campaign against him as a Muslim thinker. The judge issued an arrest warrant, but Switzerland lacks an extradition deal with France, so he's staying put for now. The court also imposed a lifetime ban from French soil, citing the extreme nature of the crimes. Ramadan insists on a new trial, with both sides present and vows to fight the ruling.

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