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Islamic scholar condemned to prison for rape in absentia by French court on March 25
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The Paris Court of Appeal sentenced the renowned Muslim philosopher Tariq Ramadan without him present or represented at his trial regarding sexual assault allegations against a minor victim from Tunisia who was arrested and detained while he remained abroad to avoid prosecution; despite multiple requests for bail pending appeal which were denied, judges ruled that no further defense could be offered before issuing an 18-year prison sentence with the possibility of parole after five years.
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1Tariq Ramadan, an Islamic scholar based in France and Switzerland, was sentenced to eighteen years of criminal detention for rape.
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2The French court imposed the sentence by default because Tariq Ramadan did not appear at his trial on March 25.
Tariq Ramadan condamné par défaut à 18 ans de réclusion criminelle pour viols
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