JERUSALEM -- Former president and convicted rapist Moshe Katsav filed a request for a presidential pardon on MondayKatsav filed the request with the Justice Ministry. It will be forwarded to sitting President Shimon Peres.Katsav is currently serving a seven-year jail sentence for his conviction on two counts of rape and other sexual offenses. He entered prison in December.His petition reportedly asks for a pardon so that he can appeal the conviction and clear his name from outside of prison. It also says that Katsav did not get a fair trial and that having to resign as president was punishment enough.He reportedly has not expressed remorse for his crime, necessary for receiving a pardon.
(photo credit: The Jerusalem Post)