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| By Ynetnews February 12, 2007 |
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President Moshe Katsav's associates have claimed there were significant contradictions between the account of her alleged rape by the president that complainant A told the Sunday Times and the account she told police, on which Katsav's indictment was based.
The main disparity, they said, was in what she said she was wearing at the time of the rape in the two versions.
According to Katsav's associates, in the account she told police complainant A said the accused pulled down her pants and penetrated her, while the Sunday Times quotes her saying, "He pulled up my skirt."
The president's associates viewed this as a significant disparity in her testimonies and said it was not the only contradiction.
"We hope the police read the interview and fulfill their duty. The law enforcement system must understand they're dealing with a manipulative woman. Maybe it's time Attorney General (Menahem) Mazuz understand that her mask needs to be torn off," they said.
The meeting between the Sunday Times reporter and the complainant took place at the Crown Plaza Hotel in Tel Aviv last Thursday. The complainant's attorney Kineret Barashi was present as well. Ynet has learned that Barashi tried to prevent the publication of the article, arguing that A's words were said "off the record."
Ynet reporters asked Barashi to confirm that A met with a Sunday Times reporter and the version of the rape given in the interview. "I don't understand what you're talking about," Barashi said.
The Knesset's House Committee is expected to hold a hearing for the president as part of the impeachment procedure which was supported by 30 Knesset members. After the hearing, the committee members are expected to vote on whether the impeachment procedure should be discussed in the Knesset plenum.
Reprinted with permission from Ynet. |
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