After his request for early release from prison for good behavior was denied by a parole board, former President Moshe Katsav has officially filed for a presidential pardon from President Reuven Rivlin. The official request was submitted on Sunday morning, 1 Rosh Chodesh Iyar.
YWN-ISRAEL recently reported that Mr. Rivlin met with members of Mr. Katsav�s family, including his wife Gila. It is presumed they were testing the waters so to speak, seeking to determine if Rivlin would grant such a request prior to making a formal request.
Officials in the President�s Residence confirm receipt of the request, which they explain has been forwarded to the presidential legal team to study it before making a recommendation to Mr. Rivlin.
(YWN � Israel Desk, Jerusalem)
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Although there may be justification to sometimes pardon regular people , but NOT politicians who supposedly have won the trust of the constituents and abused it through their abuse and corruption….Therefore there should be NO PARDON FOR THESE PEOPLE , so that people should realize there is a heavy price to pay for the ABUSE OF POWER…….,.