Rape charge for Israeli president
Since we have been discussing sexual harassment in class. I thought that this article i read on CNN a while ago was interesting. It seems that Israeli President Moshe Katsav was charged with sex crimes, including rape, which stem from allegations from four of his former female employees. He is also charged with unlawful intercourse and indecent acts against another woman who worked with him while he was president in 2003-04. Katsav also faces charges of indecent acts with abuse of power against two women who worked for him as president. This is probably not a good time for charges like this to pop up because of Israel's war with Hezbollah. So if he is indicted what should the punishment be for a man of this ranking? Should he be made of example of? I ask this because they have had problems in the past. A previous Israeli president and several prime ministers have been suspected of financial misdeeds and a former defense minister was convicted of sexual harassment. But the charges facing Katsav are the most serious criminal counts brought against a serving Israeli official. Let me know what you guys think.
Here is the article. http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/01/23/israel.president.rape/index.html
Here is the article. http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/01/23/israel.president.rape/index.html
posted by Jeremy Byers at
5:12 PM
2 Comments:
Although the crimes Israeli President Moshe Katsav is being charged with are never justifiable, I feel that it would be unfair to "make an example" of him based on his public persona. I feel that he should be treated fairly and be afforded no more or less favorable treatment than any other individual that would be charged with these crimes. However, as his actions took place while in office, I feel that he definitely could have used better judgment and should have known that his behavior would eventually surface as his actions would have a farther reaching effect on others (his political party, war situation, etc)
I agree with Jenny on this topic. These charges should always be taken very seriously but no position in government should change how the court system should deal with or eventually punish the President's actions. In extremely high profile positions, a person is also more likely to be set-up or blackmailed as it is mentioned in the article. Certainly they should investigate this like any other case, but because of his high ranking public position they must be careful with any exaggerated allegations that are made simply because of someone’s position in power.
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