the Islamologist in front of Swiss justice for rape

For the first time, Monday, May 15, Tariq Ramadan appeared for rape in Geneva (Switzerland). The Islamologist is accused of raping and hitting a woman. Fifteen years after the events, she agreed to be confronted with her alleged rapist. “We can’t imagine what it cost her to be here and it’s an important moment for her and all those who recognized themselves in this fight”, said master François Zimeray, lawyer for the complainant. He disputes the facts and faces a sentence of up to 10 years in prison.

Four other complaints in France

But he will not be done with the legal troubles. In France, he is the subject of four rape complaints between 2017 and 2018. The four young women, French and American, all accuse him of having raped and hit them after setting a trap for them. In 2018, he was indicted for rape and imprisoned for nine months. Today under judicial supervision, he has never ceased to deny these accusations and would be a victim, according to his lawyer, of his image as a seducer. The verdict is expected on May 24, in Paris, the prosecution has requested its referral to the Assize Court.