Top Islamic scholar accused of rape held in Paris

French police today detained prominent Swiss Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan, a legal source says, months after two women filed rape charges against him.

This photo taken on March 26, 2016, shows Swiss Islamologist Tariq Ramadan during a conference on the theme “Live together,” in Bordeaux, France. (AFP PHOTO / MEHDI FEDOUACH)

Ramadan was summoned for questioning to a Paris police station and taken into custody “as part of a preliminary inquiry in Paris into rape and assault allegations,” the source says, confirming a report by RTL radio.

AFP

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