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Source: international online March 22, 2011 misfortune me two sentences (0) copy link medium sized print medium international reported online (reporter ZhangXiaoYu) : former Israeli President moshe katsav because of rape and sexual harassment sin, 22, won the punishment seven years, he has therefore become Israel history first was jailed for heads of state. On the whole, this case of the China Radio International attachment in Jerusalem ZhangXiaoYu, introduce specific reporters.
Reporter: tel aviv district court judgment 22, former President moshe katsav because in 1998 to 2006 for three during subsidiary of rape and sexual harassment by punishment SINS, seven years. That is to say, moshe katsav will from May 8, and within seven years prison sentence after parole for two years, which means the jail after three years if it again, will be an additional two years of his sentence. The court has sentenced to three victims katsav of 12.5 million two of the payment, $3.5 million shekels of compensation.
Although Mr. Katsav's attorneys have said they will be in five months before 8 appeal, but media analysis thinks moshe katsav chances are slim.
Moshe katsav is Israel was jailed for the highest level of officials. The judge said the pronounce sentence a case "unprecedented", "the defendant committed serious offenses, must assume responsibility, no one can above is above the law." Moshe katsav LaoLei freely, after the verdict in court and cry with son embracing, he insisted that he was innocent.
Host: first, let's review the background: katsav, 65 was born in 1945 ChaFu card before the founding of Israel Iran, in three years in immigration to Israel. Moshe katsav has outstanding political history. He 24 years old when he was held up as the mayor of Malawi kay city, become Israel's youngest ever mayor, and because of achievement good and re-elected. In 1977, 32 card ChaFu as likud party representatives elected senator, career politician's career. He has served as the government of housing and construction, deputy minister of the interior minister, President of the transport minister and worked as a deputy prime minister. In July 2000, moshe katsav beat Labour candidate shimon peres, become Israel's first seven years. The term of office of the President 22 in the verdict sparked a lot of Israel must be in shock, international media attention. Now Israeli leaders and the media have what reaction?
Reporter: Israeli prime minister Benjamin netanyahu and some other leaders said the ruling embodies judicial justice, no one can is above the law. Of course this is not what to Israel's luster. The opposition, kadima party chairman liv ms will regret to say, since cannot deprive moshe katsav once brilliant status, now only deprive his freedom. And Israeli President shimon peres when interviewed was asked about whether to consider the portrait from the presidential palace on the wall under the portrait taken katsav, shimon peres said it would not deny his Israeli President as the history.
Israel says the media comment for five years of investigation finally dust settles, get compensation is not only to the three, and filed katsav allegations of eight people have actually, the ruling on victims whole is some comfort women. But they also have worried said moshe katsav after all have 65, in the last two years because prosecuted and spirit has been very weak, just as the President was already charged considerable punishment, didn't know whether he could survive this seven years in prison.
Host: finally, would you please give us a brief review of the case's roughly the case.
Reporter: Mr. Katsav originally prosecuted in 2006, when many woman accused of their existence katsav sexual harassment, obscene, rape, etc. Israel, the prosecution that same year filed investigation of evidence, prosecutors charged moshe katsav as minister of tourism in 1998 during a female subordinates, forcing its have sex; In's presidency, sexual harassment President office two female clerk.
In 2007, the former President in his tenure at the end of two weeks to announce his resignation. Moshe katsav when admit "misconduct," and resigned in exchange for themselves from criminal punishment. However, April 2008, moshe katsav suddenly withdrew earlier and procuratorial departments plea deal reached and insisted to keep his innocence, but prosecutors also immediately restart in the criminal investigation, katsav, until two years now finally convicted.
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