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Israel's ex-president, in jail for rape, appeals parole rejection

Xinhua, May 19, 2016 Adjust font size:

Israel's former president Moshe Katsav, in jail for rape, on Thursday appealed a decision not to approve his request for early release.

Katsav's lawyer Zion Amir filed a 22-page appeal after he said on Sunday that Katsav has chosen not to appeal the decision because he feels "broken" and "exhausted."

At his lawyer's request, the Lod District Court outside Tel Aviv extended the Sunday deadline until Thursday.

On April 6, a parole board rejected Katsav's appeal to have his seven-year rape sentence reduced by a third. The board said he never assumed responsibility for his crimes or agree to undergo rehabilitation.

"He never expressed remorse or empathy for his victims," the panel said.

Katsav, Israel's eighth president, has served approximately two-thirds of his sentence.

Katsav, 70, served as president between 2000 and 2007. In 2011, he was convicted of two counts of rape of women subordinates, as well as sexual harassment of others, and obstruction of justice.

He is now serving the seven-year sentence in a jailhouse in central Israel. Endit