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Attorney compares Katsav to Demjanjuk
Aviad Glickman
Published: 07.08.11, 14:17
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1. Enough, already
mba ,   Israel   (08.07.11)
Mr Katsav, the jury is out. Take it like a man and do your time. Stop wasting tax payers money.
2. enough is enough
sjk ,   Israel/USA   (08.07.11)
Katsav the serial rapist, should rot in prison, let there be some justice already- enough with this circus act and all the clowns around him
3. Just when our faith was restored in the judicial system
Talula ,   Israel   (08.07.11)
something like this happens and we are back to square one. Why isn't this man walking around in a prison suit while awaiting his 'appeal'? He was convicted months and months ago and he's still walking around a free man who clearly is making a mockery of the system. Lock him up already - let him appeal from his prison cell.
4. He goes to jail for what?
Israeli 2   (08.07.11)
Consensual relations?
5. Cage
Mike Carmel ,   Rishon le Zion   (08.07.11)
Bring him into the courtroom in a cage! That's the way to do it.......
6. He denies relations were consensual. He goes for rape.
Leonard ,   Carmiel, Israel   (08.07.11)
The guy is a pathological liar. He assumed he could pull the wool over the judges' eyes. He made a big mistake.
7. Because he is not guilty of RAPE #3
Israeli 2   (08.07.11)
8. Damyanjuk murdered Jews...Katsav is simply
Al   (08.07.11)
a putz with a schlong for a brain. Lock him up already...this dreck.
9. The Katsav Affair
macktheknife   (08.07.11)
It appears to be "somebody special" in Israel. It appears that One can do whatever one chooses and the Government simply closes an eye. Wish I lived in Israel as a "high"-ranking politician" ... must be a beautiful life! Do as you please and walk off Scotfree. It must be a beautiful life in Israel to do just as you please and the law simply will not touch you. Hey, pretty good going!!!
10. #7 Really? How come
Talula ,   Israel   (08.07.11)
a unanimous verdict was handed down. It was also found that his version of events was riddled with lies. Get over it. He's not a religious man, so don't side with him because of that - religious and powerful men don't behave that way. Lock him UP!
11. I think Katsav is innocent
abm ,   israel   (08.07.11)
Why is the woman still anonymous? What exactly did Katsav do? Why doesn't the public know the full story, unlike in the Clinton - Lewinsky affair? There have been too many false accusations in this world for me to believe Katsav is simply guilty.
12. "Womanizing" is not "rape".
Jules   (08.07.11)
No material evidence presented except some emotional and vague "rememberings" of ladies with, may I suggest, ... m-m-m... unclear career aspirations.
13. An angel?
bab ,   jerusaleml   (08.07.11)
By surrounding Katzav's head with the light fixture, did the photographer think Katzav was innocent as an angel?The halo leaves not doubt!
14. This is a case of Katsav versus Supreme Court
Hannah   (08.07.11)
Who will win?????????????????? We, the people, will wait and see if our justice system is indeed what we were led to belive it is!
15. jail him
its over ,   IL   (08.07.11)
Demjanjuk came to court in a bed- Katzav the butcher- used the bed before- that- both are criminals- but katzav is a rapist- the guy is playing games and insulting the nations inteligence- and the system giving him the chances nobody has ever received
16. it's not a "halo' he had a problem with
put him in jail ,   WORLD   (08.07.11)
17. #3
Israel Israeli ,   Tel Aviv   (08.07.11)
#3 I will explain. The prosecution said the testimonies were analyzed and based on objective evidence. That is not true. There is no objective evidence, just three judges, specially selected for their hatred of Katsav, who managed a secret trial behind closed doors where they decided she told the truth and he lied because they felt like it.
18. Comparing Demanyuk to Katsav
Ros ,   Tel Aviv   (08.07.11)
Disgraceful to compare the two - one is accused of killing thousands of Jews and this man is accused of rape - what did his lawyer think? it would give him another few months/ years to debate this theory - Katsav should be in jail!
19. is this what his people told you?
To Naivi Mr 17 ,   ISRAEL   (08.07.11)
Israeli Israeli, you are far far away away from the truth
20. Only the prejudiced secular public
Chaim ,   Migron   (08.07.11)
want to see Katzav convicted. Religious Jews know better than to convict someone if there were no witnesses and no evidence and just the women of mouth of some bitter women. Israeli judges who believe they're above the law think they're allowed to convict anyone to their liking, or rather disliking. Many innocent Israelis have been convicted by these self-appointed evil judges. Israel's democracy is almost as similar as that of any Arab state in the mideast.
21. Mr. Feldman, you seem to be forgetting
Moshe ,   Jerusalem, Israel   (08.07.11)
a citical point. There were MANY women who came forward. Yes, only some of them were not prohibited from testifying because of the statute of limitations. But still, it was more than one woman. This was a pattern of criminal activity over many years. Maybe if, chas v'shalom, there were seven or eight Holocausts, then your obscene Demjanjuk comparison might be appropriate. Put this monster away.
22. to #20 HAIM FROM MIGRON
David ,   HERZLIA ISRAEL   (08.07.11)
KATZAV BEHAVED LIKE A PIG, HE WAS CONVICTED AND MUST SERVE HIS JAIL SENTENCE. AND DON'T INVOLVE RELIGIOUS JEWS INTO THIS ISSUE !!!. HE WAS CONVICTED BY THE ISRAELI COURTS AND IF YOU DO NOT LIKE IT THEN I SUGGEST YOU GO BACK TO THE USA.
23. The court decided he was a liar, even his own lawyer agrees.
Leonard ,   Carmiel, Israel   (08.07.11)
24. #22 Did you AND the judges actually watch him in action?
Chaim ,   Migron   (08.07.11)
If not, neither you nor any judge have a right to accuse him because of a claim of some disgruntled women. Any woman who was not pleased with Katzav could make up such a story. If there's no evidence, there's no way judges can play G-d and indict him.
25. Innocent
Jerry ,   Jerusalem   (08.07.11)
The whole Katzav Affair has nothing to do with rape, because there was none. Womanizing? Probably. But the whole issue is about Shimon Peres having the need to be President and using all his powers to set Katzav up. Remember, Peres lost to Katzav in what was a humiliating defeat for Peres. This was his revenge. God only knows how mych Peres paid A and others to make these false claims.I believe Peres is an evil man who will stop at nothing to achieve his goals. Katzav unfortunately stood in his way for the only title Peres longed for so badly-President. Sorry ladies, but if Katzav goes to jail, there will be more injustice in the land, not justice.
26. #19 you are right
Israel Israeli ,   Tel Aviv   (08.07.11)
I am naive, you are so right. Please send me a link to records of the trial so I can see for myself what the evidence against Katzav was or why the judges were so sure everything she said was true and he lied. But be honest, admit it if you can't find the records.
27. to 26
Moshe ,   Jerusalem, Israel   (08.07.11)
You seem to be overlooking a critical point. There were MANY women who came forward. Yes, some of them were prohibited from testifying because of the statute of limitations. But still, it was more than one woman who did testify against him. It was at least three. And numerous other women wanted to testify as to what he did. This was a pattern of criminal activity over many years. He is serial rapist and a convicted felon. And you are full of it.
28. simply obscene
Ron from NJ   (08.07.11)
If Feldman had tried this ploy in Europe, Canada or the USA, he would have been universally condemned and shamed into apologizing or risk losing all professional standing. There simply is no justification for using Holocaust imagery for a matter like this. It is immaterial whether the Demjanjuk trial also featured numerous witnesses who were apparently wrong -- this is simply obscene. I am waiting for the condemnations from Israeli politicians and survivors.
29. Katsav is a hero, set him free...
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30. #20 so it's ok to rape providing there are no witnesses?
michael redbourn ,   arad israel   (08.07.11)
You think you're "holier than thou" but you're not. How are you going to have witnesses to something like this? People watch while Katsav (or some other beast) rapes women and/or forces them to their knees to service him. The witnesses then get up in court and say, "yes we saw him rape her". Do you see how your argument comes across. And I am now secular.
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