State must defend Katsav rape charge deal

Israel’s Supreme Court has ordered the state to justify its plea bargain that dropped rape charges against the former president.

State must defend Katsav rape charge deal
Mon, 02 Jul, 2007 - 08:24

Israel’s Supreme Court has ordered the state to justify its plea bargain that dropped rape charges against the former president.

Women’s rights activists launched appeals against the deal amid national outrage, demanding that the court scrap the deal with Moshe Katsav.

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