PARIS, 8 March 2018:
A 45-year-old woman filed a new rape case in France yesterday against Swiss academic Tariq Ramadan – the third against the Islamic studies professor, judicial sources said.
The woman accused Ramadan of violent sexual assault on multiple occasions between early 2013 and June 2014, according to the filing.
Ramadan was ordered last month to remain in custody in France and was notified he was the target of a full investigation into rape allegations, which he denied.
Ramadan is a grandson of Hasan al-Banna, an Islamist thinker and activist who founded the Muslim Brotherhood.
He enjoys a substantial following among young Muslims and has challenged French restrictions on wearing veils.
– Reuters