因性侵犯入狱的以色列前总统正请求赦免

Former Israeli President Moshe Katsav, in jail for rape and other sexual offenses, has asked for pardon, the current president's office said.

据以色列现总统办公室的一份声明表示，因强奸和其他性犯罪被捕入狱的以色列前总统摩西·卡察夫，已经申请赦免。

The request was received and was transferred for legal evaluation, part of the regular procedure in clemency requests, President Reuven Rivlin's office said in a statement.

据现总统鲁文·里夫林办公室发表的一份声明表示，以色列有关部门在收到了卡察夫的请求，并将其转交给了其他部门做法律评审。

An earlier clemency request by Katsav's family was denied in 2012.

此前卡察夫的家人曾在2012年提起过赦免请求，不过被当局拒绝了。

The new request, coming only a month after a parole board rejected Katsav's appeal for early release, triggered public criticism, with women organizations calling on Rivlin not to approve the clemency.

卡察夫此前曾要求提起释放，但是假释委员会拒绝了他的提议。而就在一个月后，他便提出了新的赦免请求。此举在以色列当地引起了公众的批评，妇女组织呼吁里夫林不要批准这份赦免请求。

In its 20-page-long decision, the parole board noted that Katzav never assumed responsibility for his crimes or agree to undergo rehabilitation. "He never expressed remorse or empathy for his victims," the panel said.

针对卡察夫的要求，假释委员会下达了一份长达20页的判决书，指责卡察夫从来没有对自己的罪行承担责任，也没有同意接受康复治疗。该假释委员会小组说：“他从来没有对自己的罪行感到悔恨。”

Rather, he "perceives himself as the victim, and he is engaged in blaming others for his condition."

相反，他认为自己才是受害者，他一直在指责是别人造就了他目前的境况。

Katsav served as Israel's eighth president between 2000 and 2007. In 2011, he was convicted of two counts of rape of women subordinates, as well as sexual harassment of others, and obstruction of justice. He was sentenced to seven years in prison, which he is serving in a jailhouse in central Israel.

在2000年至2007年间，卡察夫曾担任以色列第八任总统。在2011年，他因为两次强奸女性下级、对他人性骚扰以及妨碍司法公正等罪名被判有罪。最终，他被判处七年有期徒刑，此后便一直在以色列中部的一处监狱服刑。