French court sentences Islamic scholar to 18 years in prison for rape
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- A French court convicted Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan of raping three women, sentencing him to 18 years in prison. His absence from trial was attributed to health issues, which the court rejected, leading to an arrest warrant and a ban on entering France post-sentence.
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“French court sentences Islamic scholar to 18 years in prison for rape”
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“Tariq Ramadan, currently in Switzerland, was found guilty of raping three women in a Paris trial”
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— No evidence in archive confirms or contradicts Tariq Ramadan's guilt in a Paris trial for raping three women
“Swiss Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan was sentenced on Wednesday to 18 years in prison by a Paris criminal court for the rape of three women”
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— Archive contains no information about Tariq Ramadan's sentencing in a Paris court for three rapes
“While he had been on trial in Paris since March 2 for rapes allegedly committed against three women between 2009 and 2016, Ramadan did not appear in court in person”
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— No evidence in archive addresses Tariq Ramadan's attendance at his Paris trial for alleged rapes between 2009-2016
“His lawyer cited a 'flare-up' of multiple sclerosis requiring hospitalisation in Geneva to explain his absence - but this was rejected by a court-ordered medical assessment”
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“Presiding Judge Corinne Goetzmann said a warrant for the 63-year-old’s arrest had been issued. The court also barred the scholar from setting foot on French territory again after the end of his sentence”
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