Judge adjourns Paris trial of Islam scholar accused of raping three women
by Angelique Chrisafis in Paris from World news | The Guardian on (#73YAR)
Former Oxford professor Tariq Ramadan did not appear in court as he was in a Geneva hospital, according to lawyers
The prominent Swiss academic and Islam scholar Tariq Ramadan has not appeared in court for the first day of his trial in Paris on charges of raping three women in France between 2009 and 2016.
The head judge in the case adjourned proceedings until Wednesday and ordered a medical report on Ramadan's health, after his lawyers said he was in hospital in Geneva because of his multiple sclerosis.
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