Moshe Katsav
Moshe Katsav (Hebrew: משה קצב; born Musa Qassab; 5 December 1945) is an Israeli former politician and a convicted felon who was the eighth President of Israel from 2000 to 2007.After serving as Deputy Prime Minister in Netanyahu's government, Katsav vied for the position of President, running as the opposition candidate against Shimon Peres.Katsav's victory was attributed in part to evidence that Peres planned to use the position to support the increasingly unpopular peace processes of the government of Ehud Barak.[10] The office of the Israeli President is largely ceremonial, with no executive powers save pardoning prisoners and commuting sentences.In 2003, on a visit to Italy, he demanded that the Vatican restore treasures allegedly brought to Rome after the fall of Jerusalem in 70 AD.[12] In July 2006, Katsav complained to the Attorney General of Israel, Menachem Mazuz, that a female employee was blackmailing him.[20] Police said that seven women had testified against Katsav and the allegations included "breach of trust, fraud, and involvement in illegal wiretapping.[29] In a talk scheduled minutes after Katsav's speech, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert called on him to resign from the presidency.[15] On 30 October 2007, the state prosecutor told the High Court of Justice that it had changed its mind about the indictment based on evidence from the two key complainants.The prosecution cited a meeting with Katsav's attorneys that highlighted contradictions in their testimony, including an affectionate letter from one of the complainants after the two rapes allegedly occurred.[36] In March 2009, Katsav was formally indicted for rape and other sexual offenses in the Tel Aviv District Court.[3] Presiding Judge Karra read the verdict which stated that Katsav "engaged in a campaign of vilification against the plaintiffs.[48] Katsav's lawyer Zion Amir told reporters that the sentence would be appealed to the Supreme Court of Israel.Katsav, his brothers Lior and Yoram, and his son Noam were questioned for an hour by National Fraud Investigations Unit officers on suspicion of witness harassment, tampering, and invasion of privacy.Deliberations on the appeal began on 7 August 2011 and were conducted by a three-judge panel consisting of Justices Edna Arbel, Miriam Naor, and Salim Joubran.The three-judge panel stated that they refrained from assessing the truth of the statements made by the accusers and otherwise rejected possibly exculpatory evidence.Aharonovich rejected that request, with sources close to him stating that prisoners were only permitted to serve their sentences at home in extremely rare cases.Dozens of police officers were deployed to the prison to maintain order, and there was a large domestic and foreign media presence.[54] Prison authorities determined that Katsav did not pose a suicide risk, and it was decided that the cameras in his cell would only be activated when his cellmate was absent.[58] It was announced on 15 October 2012 that Israel's President Shimon Peres received a formal request to pardon Katsav.The parole board decided that Katsav, who always maintained he was innocent and never expressed any regret for his actions and also refused to take part in rehabilitation programs, could continue to harass the victims and still posed a risk to women.[60] On 18 December 2016, the parole board granted Katsav early release, announcing that he had expressed regret for his actions before it, even though he had failed to do so publicly.
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