Tariq Ramadan court appeal won't delay victim compensation

Compensation and damages of CHF95,000 for the victims of Tariq Ramadan will not be postponed by the Islamic scholar's appeal against his rape conviction. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Tariq Ramadan justified the request for suspensive effect for satisfaction and compensation on the grounds that this payment would cause him financial hardship. Since the accusations against him had become public knowledge, he had lost his academic posts and only had a small annual income. He also has two children to support. In his application, he also stated that he would hardly be able to recover the sum should his appeal against the conviction by the Geneva court be overturned. This is the result of a ruling published by the Federal Supreme Court on Thursday. + Read how Switzerland updated its definition of rape The defendant is an artist's agent and mother of five children and had applied for free legal aid, Ramadan argued. The sum would probably be used up in the ...