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University suspends academic behind Jason Arday plagiarism charges

A photo of Jason Arday sits among floral tributes attached to the fencing at the University of Cambridge, England. (Photo: AFP)

BRUSSELS — A Belgian university on Thursday suspended a US academic who spearheaded accusations of plagiarism against Jason Arday, the black ex-Cambridge professor found dead last week after resigning over the scandal.

Researcher Nathan Cofnas -- a self-defined "race realist" who was himself sacked from his Cambridge post two years ago -- posted on X, formerly known as Twitter: "I was just suspended by Ghent University. They will almost certainly fire me."

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