RAPE INDICTMENT FOR ISRAELI PRESIDENT

[kpete]

Indictment drafted for Israeli president: media
Tue Oct 17, 2006 10:42 AM ET

By Allyn Fisher-Ilan

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Prosecutors have begun to draft a charge sheet against Israeli President Moshe Katsav after police said they had evidence he committed rape, Israeli media reported on Tuesday.

Army Radio reported that the state attorney-general, Menachem Mazuz, is likely to decide within two weeks to press charges against Katsav, who is under growing pressure to resign over the scandal involving female employees.

The report, published also by the Haaretz newspaper, said Jerusalem prosecutors were drafting a charge sheet after police said Sunday they had evidence Katsav had "carried out sex crimes of rape, sexual molestation by force and without consent."

Justice Ministry spokesman Moshe Cohen said he had no comment.

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[MrCoffee]

1. He hasn't been indicted for anything yet.

[Clark2008]

2. No - but if he did it, I hope he burns

[xultar]

4. Shouldn't there be a trial and a guilty verdict be for burnin' the guy?

I don't mean to bust out the whole innocent until proven guilty thing. But I think it applies.

We hate it when they do it to our guys why should we do it to theirs?

[MrCoffee]

6. Nah, he's clearly guilty, the OP said so...

is there an Israeli Dateline NBC? they could convict him in front of the whole country. it's way easier than a trial.

[sabbat hunter]

3. indictment not yet

one is pending, depending on the israeli attorney general. but the president of israel is a ceremonial role for the most part so i dont expect too much political fall out from this

[oc2002]

5. it a position with no power.

its just for us outsiders to make it look like they are a democratic government or something.

[Nozebro]

7. Are you disappointed?

nt