Disgraced ex-Israeli president to be freed from jail
- 7 years ago
The disgraced former Israeli president, Moshe Katsav is to be freed on parole after serving five years of a seven year jail term for rape.
He could walk free next week although an appeal against his release is being considered.
Katsav, a former member of the right-wing Likud party, left office in 2007 and was convicted in 2011 of raping an aide when he was a cabinet minister in the late 1980s. He was also found guilty of sexually harassing two other women while president.
He has for a long time denied any wrongdoing and has been turned down for early release on two previous occasions.
He could walk free next week although an appeal against his release is being considered.
Katsav, a former member of the right-wing Likud party, left office in 2007 and was convicted in 2011 of raping an aide when he was a cabinet minister in the late 1980s. He was also found guilty of sexually harassing two other women while president.
He has for a long time denied any wrongdoing and has been turned down for early release on two previous occasions.