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Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan acquitted in Swiss rape trial

Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan acquitted in Swiss rape trial

  • The court also decided to compensate the former Oxford University professor for his legal costs, awarding him up to 151,000 Swiss francs
  • "The accused must have the benefit of the doubt," Yves Maurer-Cecchini, the president of the Geneva Criminal Court, said
By AFP ·
Swiss Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan arrives on the second day of his trial at the Geneva court house on May 16, 2023. (AFP)

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By Aamir Saeed ·
Herry Wirawan, center, the principal of a girls Islamic boarding school accused of raping his students, with security officers during a sentencing hearing at a district court in Bandung, West Java. (AP)

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