Israeli President Moshe Katsav (L)
(Xinhua/Reuters File Photo)
¡¡JERUSALEM, April 1 (Xinhua) -- Israeli Attorney
General's Office announced Sunday that President Moshe Katsav would be indicted
on a second rape count after a former employee filed a new complaint of sexual
harassment against him with the police.
Katsav was questioned by police last week after
one of his former employees, during his time as Tourism Minister, known as
A, submitted fresh evidence that he had raped her more than once, local daily
Ha'aretz reported.
The new complaint came in the midst of Katsav's
appeal to the Attorney General to reverse his decision to indict him on rape
charges.
Katsav's attorney Zion Amir argued the complainant,
who originally said she was not raped at all by the president, has changed her
version of events a number of times since the investigation began, rendering her
testimony unreliable.
A final decision on whether to indict the president
will be made following a hearing on the matter on May 2, during which Katsav
will be given an opportunity to respond to the accusations.
Katsav was temporarily suspended in January following
Attorney General Menachem Mazuz's decision to charge him with sexual crimes,
including rape.
JERUSALEM, March 7 (Xinhua) -- The impeachment process
against Israeli President Moshe Katsav reached its completion Wednesday as
insufficient parliament members voted in favor of the proposal.
Israeli media reported that only seven of 25 Knesset
(parliament) House Committee members voted in favor of the motion, far from
reaching a majority of 19 Knesset members, which is required by the law. Full
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