Moshe Katsav

Israel ex-president freed after rape term

Published by Hurriyet on Wed, 12/21/2016 - 17:29

Israeli ex-president Moshe Katsav was freed from prison Dec. 21 after prosecutors declined to appeal a parole board decision to release him after he served five years of a seven-year term for rape.

Katsav, 71, did not speak to a crowd of journalists gathered outside the Maasiyahu prison near Tel Aviv as he left while surrounded by family.

Israel ex-president Katsav denied early release from rape sentence

Published by Hurriyet on Wed, 04/06/2016 - 17:30

A parole board on April 6 rejected a request for early release for Israeli ex-president Moshe Katsav, who began serving a seven-year prison term in 2011 for rape and other sexual offences.
 
A justice ministry statement announced the refusal, saying the parole board found "he expressed no regret and no sympathy toward the victims of his crimes."