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| Scholar Tariq Ramadan goes on rape trial in Geneva |
| 2023-05-17 |
| [Dawn] The Swiss Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan ...no doubt that’s a typo, when what is meant is Islamist scholar, as he most eruditely alternates between taqqiya and apologetics... went on trial at a Geneva criminal court on Monday charged with "rape and sexual coercion", allegations which the former Oxford University professor denies.Ramadan arrived at the Geneva courthouse, where security had been visibly boosted as members of the public streamed in to watch the highly anticipated trial. The Swiss complainant, who says she has faced threats and therefore wishes to be known under the assumed name of "Brigitte" during the trial, was in her 40s at the time of the alleged attack, which dates back almost 15 years. Ramadan, 60, is accused of having subjected her to brutal sexual acts accompanied by beatings and insults on the evening of Oct 28, 2008, in a Geneva hotel room. Brigitte filed a complaint with the Geneva courts in April 2018. The Swiss intellectual, a charismatic yet controversial figure in European Islam, could face two to 10 years in prison if convicted. One of his French lawyers, Philippe Ohayon, declined to comment ahead of the trial, which is expected to last two to three days. The verdict will be delivered on May 24, the Geneva courts said, and Ramadan will be able to appeal if convicted. Related: Tariq Ramadan: 2022-12-06 Embattled Islamic scholar TariqRamadan will go on trial for rape in Switzerland next year, over a case dating back more than 14 years Tariq Ramadan: 2020-02-14 Tariq Ramadan has been charged with raping two women besides two others he was already facing accusations over Tariq Ramadan: 2019-11-16 Lombard gang leader accused of trying to send money to Islamic State |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #4 Is it rape if Mo told him to do it? |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2023-05-17 12:50 |
| #3 Background: Tariq's father was Said Ramadan, early Muslim Brotherhood bigwig. In 1961 he founded the Islamic Center of Geneva. The following year he wrote the constitution of the Muslim World League, founded in Saudi Arabia. In 1963 he helps found the Islamic Society of Germany and served as President through 1968. He is then the spur behind the construction of various Islamic Cultural Centers: (Belgium 1969, funded by Saudi Arabia). 1963 was a seminal moment in the history of the Muslim Brotherhood in the USA with the founding of the Muslim Students Association (MSA-USA) in January 1963. Created by students at the University of Illinois, it was called, "a collaborative effort of Ikhwan members from Egypt, Iraq, Syria and the Sudan." The Munich mosque served as cultural center and base of operation for Said Ramadan. It was long considered the headquarters of the Ikhwan in Europe (for both Ramadan, father and radical son). In the 1980s its operation was moved to Markfield, Leicester, U.K. Given Tariq Ramadan's activity in Europe,, he is known as a particularly dangerous individual. He has skirted the law in many countries and was (and probably still is) prohibited from visiting the USA. |
| Posted by: Slavising Unineting5672 2023-05-17 09:16 |
| #2 ^S3x with a kid? /Baaaaah |
| Posted by: Frank G 2023-05-17 06:36 |
| #1 Since when do you get hauled into court for banging a goat? |
| Posted by: Raj 2023-05-17 00:06 |