因性侵犯入獄的以色列前總統正請求赦免
Former Israeli President Moshe Katsav, in jail for rape and other sexual offenses, has asked for pardon, the current president's office said.
據以色列現總統辦公室的一份聲明表示，因強姦和其他性犯罪被捕入獄的以色列前總統摩西·卡察夫，已經申請赦免。The request was received and was transferred for legal evaluation, part of the regular procedure in clemency requests, President Reuven Rivlin's office said in a statement.
據現總統魯文·裏夫林辦公室發表的一份聲明表示，以色列有關部門在收到了卡察夫的請求，並將其轉交給了其他部門做法律評審。An earlier clemency request by Katsav's family was denied in 2012.
此前卡察夫的家人曾在2012年提起過赦免請求，不過被當局拒絕了。
The new request, coming only a month after a parole board rejected Katsav's appeal for early release, triggered public criticism, with women organizations calling on Rivlin not to approve the clemency.
卡察夫此前曾要求提起釋放，但是假釋委員會拒絕了他的提議。而就在一個月後，他便提出了新的赦免請求。此舉在以色列當地引起了公衆的批評，婦女組織呼籲裏夫林不要批准這份赦免請求。In its 20-page-long decision, the parole board noted that Katzav never assumed responsibility for his crimes or agree to undergo rehabilitation. "He never expressed remorse or empathy for his victims," the panel said.
針對卡察夫的要求，假釋委員會下達了一份長達20頁的判決書，指責卡察夫從來沒有對自己的罪行承擔責任，也沒有同意接受康復治療。該假釋委員會小組說：“他從來沒有對自己的罪行感到悔恨。”Rather, he "perceives himself as the victim, and he is engaged in blaming others for his condition."
相反，他認爲自己纔是受害者，他一直在指責是別人造就了他目前的境況。Katsav served as Israel's eighth 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 was sentenced to seven years in prison, which he is serving in a jailhouse in central Israel.
在2000年至2007年間，卡察夫曾擔任以色列第八任總統。在2011年，他因爲兩次強姦女性下級、對他人性騷擾以及妨礙司法公正等罪名被判有罪。最終，他被判處七年有期徒刑，此後便一直在以色列中部的一處監獄服刑。
