Islamic scholar cleared of rape, sexual coercion charges by Swiss court
Srinagar, May 26 -- Well-known Islamic studies scholar Tariq Ramadan has been cleared of rape and sexual coercion by a Swiss court.
Ramadan, who is a Swiss citizen, is the grandson of Hassan al-Banna, the founder of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood. The case was brought by a Swiss woman who said she had been raped by Ramadan in a Geneva hotel in 2008
A convert to Islam, and a fan of Ramadan's, the woman told the court she had been subjected to a brutal sexual assault, beatings and insults.
She said it happened after she was invited by the former Oxford academic for a coffee after a conference.
Ramadan, who is 60, had faced up to three years in prison if convicted. He denied all the charges, but did admit to having met the woman.
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