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| By: Israel Insider staff |
| Published: July 30, 2007 |
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The Israel Women's Network, a women's rights group, condemned the government on Monday for commuting rape charges against former president Moshe Katsav's to sexual assault. The group said that the state will doubtfully deny him benefits for presidents and prime ministers, as it is required to do to officials convicted of a crime of moral turpitude.
According to Haaretz, Tziona Koenig-Yair, head of the Israel Women's Network, said without a conviction of a crime of moral turpitude against him, Katsav will still receive extensive retirement benefits.
"The state rushed to sign the former president up to a deal containing almost nothing of the original indictment, where he was charged with rape. The state didn't even ask for the agreement to include moral turpitude, which would effectively prevent him from returning to public life," the women's rights group head said.
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