(Swiss Info) Switzerland-based Muslim preacher Abu Ramadan is under investigation for allegedly committing welfare fraud. He has also been investigated over hate speech.
The public prosecutor in Bern opened a criminal investigation in early 2019 after the 66-year-old preacher was denounced by the municipality of Nidau, according to Swiss media reports.
He is suspected of committing fraud by unlawfully obtaining social benefits or securing welfare through the omission of facts.
The case was brought to light by media company Tamedia and the Swiss Public Television SRF programme “Rundschau.”
The media reports say the former agronomist received more than CHF590,000 ($598,317) in social assistance between 2003 and 2017.
