Israeli President to be indicted for rape

#1

Israeli President to be indicted for rape
Israel

In an unprecedented decision in the history of Israel, Attorney-General Menahem Mazuz decided on Tuesday to indict President Moshe Katsav on charges of rape, sexual harassment, breach of trust, obstruction of justice, harassment of a witness and fraud.

A final decision on the indictment would be made only after a hearing, where Katsav could present his case.

Katsav has denied the charges, stemming from complaints made by four women who worked for him during his tenure as president and, before that, as a Cabinet minister. Katsav has said he is the victim of a conspiracy by political enemies. The president's office said Tuesday it had no official comment.

The president enjoys immunity while in office and could be tried only after his resignation or end of term, which is later this year. His lawyers had indicated he would resign if indicted.
Mazuz declined to recommend that Katsav be charged with wire tapping and selling pardons.

In December, Katsav announced that should he be indicted, he would voluntarily suspend himself from office.

Mazuz phoned Knesset Speaker Dalia Itzik and informed her of his decision. As stipulated by law, the Speaker of the Knesset is also the acting president.

According to the Basic Law: President, no one can temporarily suspend Katsav except Katsav himself. While the Knesset has the power to fire him, the initiative requires a majority of three-quarters of the House (90 MKs) to pass the resolution. As yet, no such move has been initiated.

Source: http://tinyurl.com/2vau7x

Bot · #2

Whoa, whoa, whoa... WHOA!

You mean you actually posted this article before Brains had a chance to? Damn... he must be slacking. lol

#3

LoL...

It's some shit about another president, Brains is uninterested, hahaha...

#4

bleh. another one.

how many top Israeli positions had / have this kind of thing going on in recent years?!

#5

QUOTE(Brains @ Jan 24 2007, 02:42 AM) bleh. another one.

how many top Israeli positions in any Government of any Nation since the Dawn of Humanity had / have this kind of thing going on in recent years?!

had to fix that for you.

#6

QUOTE(raum @ Jan 24 2007, 07:48 PM) had to fix that for you.
haha. lol. that indeed is funny!

why exactly did you fix that? we should just accept it?

#7

QUOTE(Brains @ Jan 24 2007, 07:45 PM) haha. lol. that indeed is funny!

why exactly did you fix that? we should just accept it?

no, we should not just "like" it, or accept it,.. but neither should we make it seem like this is specific to Israel.

There was a prominent leader in Africa just recently that was raping girls in the AIDS clinic.

There have been sex and raps scandals all over the news, and even more swept under the rug.