Addressing the three judges of the Geneva Criminal Court, First Attorney General Adrian Holloway said: “The sentence should be 3 years in prison, 18 months suspended and 18 months suspended.”
He added: “He (the defendant) acted to satisfy his sexual desire with a woman who served as his object. He did not hesitate to prolong this nightmare for several hours.
Ramadan presented himself as an academic amid his qualifications being questioned, and when sex scandals beleaguered him in 2017 and two French women accused him of rape for the first time, he disappeared from the scene.
The case of the Brotherhood’s founder’s grandson was seen as one of the most important issues raised in the “Me Too” campaign, which aimed to expose stalkers and sex offenders.
Accused of “brutal assault”
• The Swiss plaintiff, a woman who converted to Islam in her youth, was 40 when she was assaulted, according to the lawsuit.
• The plaintiff, widely supported by women’s rights organizations, says she received threats because of the case, while she prefers to present her as “Brigitte” during the trial.
• She said she first met Ramadan at a book signing ceremony in Geneva, Switzerland and then continued contact between them through communication platforms.
• Months later, Ramadan invited the woman for a cup of coffee at the hotel on the sidelines of a conference, then assaulted her in a manner described as “brutal” in her room.
• Swiss justice has charged Ramadan with 3 counts of rape in relation to what happened on October 28, 2008, in addition to a charge related to forced sexual relations.
• Ramadan denies the charges against him, telling the court he was innocent, saying what was raised about him was “mere lies”.
• François Zamray, the lawyer for the Swiss plaintiff, says the lawsuit “reopens his client’s wounds” as it reminds her of what she suffered for 15 years, but she is ready to fulfill the “duty of disclosure “, because the case is not only a problem for her.
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