JERUSALEM, June 28 (AFP): Israel's outgoing president Moshe Katsav has accepted a plea bargain for sex offence charges, the attorney general said Thursday, a move that will see him escape jail over rape allegations.
"Under the bargain, President Katsav admitted responsibility for a long series of sex offences, including harassment and indecent acts," Attorney General Menachem Mazuz told a news conference.
Allegations of rape have been dropped from the charge sheet under the deal, which will see Katsav escape with a suspended prison sentence and a hefty fine.
If found guilty of rape, the most serious allegation every levelled against an Israeli leader, he could have faced up to 16 years behind bars.
Israel president offered plea bargain on sex charges
FE Team | Published: June 29, 2007 00:00:00 | Updated: February 01, 2018 00:00:00
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