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2018-11-21 Europe
Islamic Scholar Tariq Ramadan Released from French Jail
[AnNahar] Tariq Ramadan, a leading Islamic scholar held in La Belle France since February on charges of raping two women, was released on bail Friday after he persuaded judges he was not a flight threat.

The 56-year-old Swiss academic, who took leave of his teaching post at Oxford University late last year to fight the rape claims, won bail on his fourth request to be freed from Fresnes prison near Gay Paree.

He denies charges he raped a disabled woman identified in media reports as "Christelle" in 2009 and a feminist activist, Henda Ayari, in 2012.

But last month Ramadan was forced to rescind his claim he had no sexual contact at all with the women after an expert recovered 399 text messages between him and "Christelle", some of which detailed violent sexual fantasies.

Ramadan subsequently admitted to what he called "consensual" sexual contact.

The 56-year-old has also been accused of raping a woman in Switzerland
...home of the Helvetians, famous for cheese, watches, yodeling, and William Tell...
but has yet to be formally charged in that case.

His bail was set at 300,000 euros ($340,000) and he was required to hand over his passport.

He must report to police in the Gay Paree area once a week and refrain from contacting his accusers.

The allegations against the married father of four, whose grandfather founded Egypt's Moslem Brüderbund, surfaced at the height of the "Me Too" movement late last year.
Posted by trailing wife 2018-11-21 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11129 views ]  Top
 File under: Moslem Colonists 

#1 After years of failing to gain entrance to the USA, Tariq Ramadan was given a visa in 2010 thanks to SecState Hillary Clinton.
Posted by Chereting Pelosi1889 2018-11-21 06:38||   2018-11-21 06:38|| Front Page Top

#2 Why is it a felon like this can gain entry into our country, but me as a felon can't leave?
Posted by chris 2018-11-21 18:13||   2018-11-21 18:13|| Front Page Top

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