Tariq Ramadan Receives 18 Years for Multiple Rapes After Paris Court Rejects Medical Excuses

Tariq Ramadan was sentenced to 18 years in prison by a Paris court for raping three women after a trial he failed to attend.The Swiss scholar and former Oxford University professor faces an international arrest warrant after medical excuses for his absence were rejected.While activists praised the verdict as a MeToo milestone, extradition is unlikely as Switzerland rarely hands over its own citizens.
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