Summary
A court in Paris sentenced Islam scholar Tariq Ramadan to 18 years in prison for raping three women. The case began in 2017 during the Me Too movement, and Ramadan, who was not present at the trial, denied the charges, citing health issues.
Key Facts
- Tariq Ramadan was sentenced by a Paris court to 18 years in prison for raping three women.
- The rape case started when two women came forward during the 2017 Me Too movement.
- Ramadan is a former professor at Oxford and has previously been convicted of a separate rape in Switzerland.
- He did not attend the trial due to health reasons and denies all charges.
- The court issued an arrest warrant, but Switzerland does not have an extradition treaty with France.
- One of the women, Henda Ayari, publicly spoke about her experience and reaction after the verdict.
- Ramadan has called for a new trial, claiming his absence was due to health issues and describing the allegations as a political attack.
