Di Malaysia bolehkah ini terjadi??

Bekas Presiden Israel dipenjara kerana MEROGOL
Aku kagum dengan ayat dari pemimpin Yahudi ni.. “There are no two states of Israel, just one state,’’ kata Shimon Peres, pengganti Katsav’s sebagai Presiden. “There are no two kinds of citizens here. . . . All are equal in the eyes of the law.’’

So.. There are no two states of Malaysia, just 1Malaysia.. but are we have two kinds of citizens and law here?


Israeli court finds former president guilty of rape

By Isabel Kershner
New York Times / December 31, 2010

JERUSALEM — An Israeli court convicted former president Moshe Katsav of two counts of forcible rape yesterday, a verdict many Israelis described as a low point in the nation’s history but also redemptive, in that it upheld equality before the law.

“There are no two states of Israel, just one state,’’ said Shimon Peres, Katsav’s successor as president. “There are no two kinds of citizens here. . . . All are equal in the eyes of the law.’’

The verdict capped a four-year spectacle that began with accusations of sexual offenses against Katsav while he was still the head of state.


“Never before has a president in the democratic world been found guilty of such deeds,’’ wrote Zeev Segal, the legal commentator for the newspaper Haaretz and a law professor at Tel Aviv University.

A panel of three district court judges in Tel Aviv convicted Katsav, 65, of raping an employee — identified only by her first initial, A. — on two occasions while he was minister of tourism in 1998.

The court also convicted him of sexually abusing and harassing another complainant and of harassing a third while he was president — an exalted, if mostly ceremonial, position that Katsav held from 2000 until 2007.

Katsav has denied any wrongdoing, and his lawyers said it was possible that he would appeal to the Supreme Court.

One of his lawyers, Avigdor Feldman, said the district court had set aside the doubts of the prosecution “with unfortunate lightness,’’ given that the prosecution considered the chances of a rape conviction “very borderline.’’

Still, yesterday’s verdict was unequivocal, finding Katsav guilty of what Ronit Amiel, a state prosecutor in the case, described as “the most serious and heinous sexual crimes.’’

Katsav, looking ashen, made no comment as he left the court accompanied by his lawyers. His son, Boaz, said that the family was steadfast in its support of Katsav and that they remained convinced he was innocent.

Sentencing is expected in January; legal commentators said rape verdicts usually carried a minimum sentence of four years and a maximum of 16.

Reading from a 29-page summary of the verdict, the presiding judge, George Kara, said that Katsav’s testimony was “strewn with lies, small and large,’’ that the court was convinced the sexual relations were not consensual, and that the rapes had involved the use of force.

Katsav had contended that the rape accusation was a plot by the former Tourism Ministry employee, who he said was seeking revenge after she was fired.


Berita sebelumnya..

Disgraced ex-Israeli president convicted of rape



Former Israeli President Moshe Katsav, center, leaves a court in Tel Aviv, Israel, Thursday, Dec. 30, 2010. Former Israel President Moshe Katsav was convicted Thursday of raping an employee when he was a Cabinet minister, the most serious criminal charges ever brought against a high-ranking official and a case that stunned the nation. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

By Josef Federman
Associated Press / December 30, 2010

JERUSALEM—Former Israeli President Moshe Katsav was convicted of rape Thursday, a dramatic fall from grace for a man who rose from humble beginnings to become a symbol of achievement for Jews of Middle Eastern origin.

The disgraced politician, who had rejected a plea bargain that would have kept him out of jail, will likely be sentenced to four to 16 years in prison. The verdict was seen as a victory for the Israeli legal system and for women's rights in a decades-long struggle to chip away at the nation's macho culture, which once permitted political and military leaders great liberties.

"The court sent two clear and sharp messages: that everyone is equal and every woman has the full right to her body," Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a statement. But he added that it was "a sad day for Israel and its citizens."

The Tel Aviv District Court found Katsav, 65, guilty of two counts of raping an employee in 1998, when he was Israel's tourism minister. It also convicted him of lesser counts of indecent acts; sexual harassment involving two other women who worked for him when he was president, from 2000 to 2007; and obstruction of justice.

Katsav denied all allegations, claiming he was a victim of a political witch hunt and suggesting he was targeted because he is a Sephardic Jew -- a Jew of Middle Eastern origin. But in Thursday's ruling, the three-judge panel said his version of events was "strewn with lies."

A somber Katsav left the courtroom without commenting, surrounded by his legal team, security guards and family members. His wife, Gila, didn't appear in court.

He was ordered to surrender his passport while awaiting sentencing on a date that was not immediately set. Late Thursday, he was holed up in his home with his family.

Israel's presidency is a largely ceremonial post, traditionally given to elder statesmen as a reward for a lifetime of public service. Winning the office capped a career in which Katsav became a model of success for Sephardic Jews, who for decades were a Jewish underclass in Israel relative to the well-off, European-rooted establishment.

Katsav's world began to crumble late in his presidency when he complained that a female employee was trying to extort him. The woman went to police with her side of the story, detailing a series of sexual assaults. Other women came forward with similar complaints.

According to the indictment, Katsav forced one woman to the floor of his office at the Tourism Ministry in 1998 and raped her. Later that year, he summoned her to a Jerusalem hotel to go over paperwork and raped her on the bed in his room. The indictment alleged that Katsav tried to calm his victim by saying: "Relax, you'll enjoy it.

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, to face prostitution probe, links to teen dancer Ruby

BY ALIYAH SHAHID
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER


Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is under investigation for extortion and underage prostitution involving a teen nightclub dancer who attended parties at his private residence, according to sources close to the probe.

The 74-year-old playboy politician is suspected of trying to hide evidence of alleged trysts with a Moroccan nicknamed Ruby Rubacuori (Ruby the Heartstealer).

Authorities are probing whether the scandal-prone leader abused his power when he intervened to have the exotic dancer, 17 at the time, released from jail last May after she was held over theft allegations.

The investigation also involves an underage prostitution allegation that he had sex with Ruby sometime between February and May last year, according to Italian media outlets.

Berlusconi, who has a history of dating younger women, has denied the charges.



Women who Berlusconi has been linked to. From Left, clockwise: Italian soap opera star Camilla Ferranti, twins Eleonora and Imma De Vivo, Venezuelan showgirl Aida Yespica, and underwear model Noemi Letitzia. (Villa, Brengola/Getty; Pace, Castano/AP)

The case became public months ago when it surfaced that Berlusconi helped secure Ruby's release from prison. At the time he said he was simply trying to help someone in need.

Last November, Ruby told Italy's La Repubblica newspaper that she only paid one visit to the billionaire prime minister in February 2010, alongside nine other women. She claimed that Berlusconi showered her with gifts, including a diamond necklace, an Audi R8 sports car and $9,700 in cash.

She insisted there "was no sex" and that Berlusconi promised Ruby, an illegal immigrant, that he'd help her get a green card.

"When I said I was 17, he said that in the past he'd had problems with minors. He said he didn't want it to happen again," she told the newspaper. "Then we said goodbye, he was polite but firm. I was upset, as he was the first man in my life who had not wanted to take me to bed. He was like a father, I swear."

The prime minister has been ensnared in corruption charges and alleged encounters with young women since his re-election in 2008. His wife, Veronica Lario, 53, announced she was divorcing him after it emerged that he attended an underwear model's 18th birthday bash.



Berlusconi's wife, Veronica Lario, said she would divorce her husband. (Vincenzo/Getty)

Daniele Capezzone, a spokesman for Berlusconi's party, said the latest legal investigation would be unsuccessful.

"If someone ... still believes that Silvio Berlusconi can be defeated through judicial means, once again they will be sorely disappointed," he said