Katsav to confront accuser

The plaintiff A', who accused former president Moshe Katsav of sexual harassment and rape, is willing to confront him through legal proceedings, A's lawyer announced Friday.

"She's interested in doing everything necessary to bring the truth to light and bring about Mr. Katsav's conviction in court," said advocate Danny Srur.

Thursday, Katsav, following a consultation with his three lawyers – Avigdor Feldman, Zion Amir and Avi Lavi – decided that he was ready and willing to confront complainant A'. However, one of his lawyers' conditions for this agreement is a gag order on the filmed testimony during the trial.

The possibility for a renewed confrontation between Katsav and A' was brought up by a new state prosecutorial team headed by Ronit Amiel, who instructed the police to look into the matter.

The issue was discussed following documents submitted to the prosecutor's office by Katsav's lawyers. They claim that A' remained in touch with Katsav long after his alleged sexual harassment of her and had asked Katsav's associates to set up a job for her in his bureau during his tenure as president.