Ex-Israeli president exits prison after 5-year rape sentence
Source: Associated Press
Josef Federman, Associated Press
Updated 10:19 am, Wednesday, December 21, 2016
JERUSALEM (AP) — Former Israeli President Moshe Katsav walked free from prison on Wednesday, winning early release five years after he was put behind bars for rape in a landmark case that disgraced the country's political system but also delivered a key victory for women's rights.
Katsav exited the Maasiyahu prison in central Israel, accompanied by his wife, Gila, and other family members. Wearing a dark suit and skullcap, Katsav smiled but did not comment to a crowd of reporters before getting into a car and driving away.
His lawyer, Zion Amir, told Channel 10 TV that he had a short phone call with an emotional Katsav and planned to see him later in the evening at his home in the southern town of Kiryat Malachi.
"He's happy and confused and angry and satisfied," Amir said.
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