Justice authorized Wednesday's release of a book by Swiss Islamologist Tariq Ramadan, against the will of one of the women who accuses him of rape and who denounced the mention of his real name in the book, learned Tuesday AFP from concordant sources.
In its decision, the Tribunal de Grande Instance of Paris considered that the identity of this complainant had already been made public previously and that its request "would unreasonably and disproportionately affect the freedom of expression" of Tariq Ramadan, according to the judgment of which AFP has knowledge. He admits, however, that this woman has been harmed by the spread of her name without her consent and condemns the Muslim intellectual to pay him a symbolic euro.
The real name of Christelle is mentioned 84 times
This complainant, called Christelle in the media, had summoned Monday - in urgent proceedings - the author and its publisher for this book, "Duty of truth", to be modified before any marketing and that his surname is removed. The complainant's lawyer based her complaint on Article 39 of the Press Freedom Act of 29 July 1881, which prohibits "the dissemination of information concerning the identity of a victim of an assault or sexual assault ".
In this book, Ramadan recounts how he experienced the case that broke out in the fall of 2017 and caused his downfall in a text tinged with spiritual meditations. The real name of Christelle is mentioned 84 times, denounced his lawyer in his summons.