Tariq Ramadan Convicted of Rape in Switzerland

Tariq Ramadan, a prominent Islamic scholar, has been found guilty of rape and sexual coercion by a Swiss appeals court, overturning his previous acquittal from May 2023. The court sentenced him to three years in prison, with two years suspended. The case revolves around an incident in a Geneva hotel in 2008, where he was accused of subjecting a Muslim convert, identified as 'Brigitte', to violent sexual acts. Brigitte had filed her complaint a decade later, inspired by other women making similar allegations against Ramadan in France. Both parties agreed that they spent the night together, but Ramadan maintains his innocence, claiming he was entrapped. The ruling allows Ramadan to appeal to a higher Swiss federal court, amid ongoing scrutiny of his conduct in multiple jurisdictions.