15-11-2018 21:30 via theguardian.com

Tariq Ramadan: Oxford professor facing rape charges granted conditional release

Paris appeals court rules in favour of Tariq Ramadan, who has been held since FebruaryTariq Ramadan, the prominent Swiss scholar held in France since February on charges he raped two women, on Thursday won conditional release as the allegations continued to be investigated, his lawyer said.A Paris appeals court ruled in favour of Ramadan, a professor of contemporary Islamic studies at the University of Oxford, after the 56-year-old academic had made an impassioned argument for release. His bail
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