This article is from the source 'guardian' and was first published or seen on . It last changed over 40 days ago and won't be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/nov/15/tariq-ramadan-oxford-professor-facing-rape-charges-granted-conditional-release
The article has changed 3 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 1 | Version 2 |
|---|---|
| Tariq Ramadan: Oxford professor facing rape charges granted conditional release | Tariq Ramadan: Oxford professor facing rape charges granted conditional release |
| (about 2 months later) | |
| Tariq Ramadan, the prominent Swiss scholar held in France since February on charges he raped two women, on Thursday won conditional release as the allegations continued to be investigated, his lawyer said. | Tariq Ramadan, the prominent Swiss scholar held in France since February on charges he raped two women, on Thursday won conditional release as the allegations continued to be investigated, his lawyer said. |
| A Paris appeals court ruled in favour of Ramadan, a professor of contemporary Islamic studies at the University of Oxford, after the 56-year-old academic had made an impassioned argument for release. His bail was set at €300,000 (£267,000) and requires him to hand over his passport and report to police once a week. | A Paris appeals court ruled in favour of Ramadan, a professor of contemporary Islamic studies at the University of Oxford, after the 56-year-old academic had made an impassioned argument for release. His bail was set at €300,000 (£267,000) and requires him to hand over his passport and report to police once a week. |
| “Where would I flee to?” he asked in his hearing, his first public appearance since his incarceration. | “Where would I flee to?” he asked in his hearing, his first public appearance since his incarceration. |
| Ramadan denies charges he raped the women in 2009 and 2012. One accuser is a disabled woman identified in media reports as “Christelle” and the other is the feminist activist Henda Ayari. | Ramadan denies charges he raped the women in 2009 and 2012. One accuser is a disabled woman identified in media reports as “Christelle” and the other is the feminist activist Henda Ayari. |
| Tariq Ramadan admission sparks fresh row over rape claims | Tariq Ramadan admission sparks fresh row over rape claims |
| But last month Ramadan was forced to drop assertions 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 said the sexual contact was “consensual”. | But last month Ramadan was forced to drop assertions 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 said the sexual contact was “consensual”. |
| In court, Ramadan said he had no intention of becoming a fugitive from justice, and said his multiple sclerosis meant he had difficulty walking after being locked up for 10 months. | In court, Ramadan said he had no intention of becoming a fugitive from justice, and said his multiple sclerosis meant he had difficulty walking after being locked up for 10 months. |
| “I will remain in France and defend my honour and my innocence,” he told the judges in what was his fourth bid to secure his freedom. | “I will remain in France and defend my honour and my innocence,” he told the judges in what was his fourth bid to secure his freedom. |
| “I would like you to make your decision from your conscience, not because my name is Tariq Ramadan and I’m demonised in this country,” he said. | “I would like you to make your decision from your conscience, not because my name is Tariq Ramadan and I’m demonised in this country,” he said. |
| He portrayed his accusers as liars bending media attention in the case to their benefit, asking: “Who has instrumentalised the #MeToo movement?” | He portrayed his accusers as liars bending media attention in the case to their benefit, asking: “Who has instrumentalised the #MeToo movement?” |
| Ramadan, a married father of four whose grandfather founded Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood, was a professor at Oxford until he was forced to take leave when the rape allegations surfaced at the height of the #MeToo movement late last year. | Ramadan, a married father of four whose grandfather founded Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood, was a professor at Oxford until he was forced to take leave when the rape allegations surfaced at the height of the #MeToo movement late last year. |
| France | France |
| news | news |
| Share on Facebook | Share on Facebook |
| Share on Twitter | Share on Twitter |
| Share via Email | Share via Email |
| Share on LinkedIn | Share on LinkedIn |
| Share on Pinterest | Share on Pinterest |
| Share on WhatsApp | Share on WhatsApp |
| Share on Messenger | Share on Messenger |
| Reuse this content | Reuse this content |