(Swiss Info) The Office of the Attorney General of Geneva has confirmed its appeal against a local court’s decision to clear Tariq Ramadan last month. The renowned Islamic studies scholar had been accused of “rape and sexual coercion” by a Swiss woman.
The Geneva prosecutor’s appeal, first reported in the Tribune de Genève newspaper, follows an appeal by the woman who brought the recent case against Ramadan, who is also a Swiss citizen.
On May 24 a Geneva court acquitted Ramadan on charges of rape and sexual constraint, citing lack of material evidence more than a decade after the alleged actions, contradictory witness statements and what resembled love messages to the accused. The judges said they were unable to decide on the guilt of Tariq Ramadan “beyond any reasonable doubt.”
