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Former president Moshe Katsav. (Archives) Last update - 22:49 07/07/2008 Katsav to Treasury: Give me a luxury car, lavish Tel Aviv office By Zvi Zrahiya, Haaretz Correspondent Tags: Moshe Katsav  Former president Moshe Katsav, who faces a litany of sex crime charges including possibly rape, has asked the Treasury to finance a luxury vehicle and a lavish Tel Aviv office. Katsav asked the Finance Ministry to finance a black Audi A6, worth roughly 300,000 shekels, along with a 150 square-meter office in Tel Aviv's Azrieli tower that would cost tax payers hundreds of thousands of shekels a year. Former presidents receive from the state a yearly stipend worth approximately 1.175 million shekels, meant to pay for housing, office space, a car and driver, and personal assistants. Advertisement Three months ago, Katsav surprisingly rejected a plea bargain struck with the state prosecution, whereby he would have admitted to sexual misconduct in return for a suspended sentence. The state prosecution will file a new indictment in the near future. Should Katsav be convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude, his state benefits will be revoked. Meanwhile, the primary complainant against Katsav on Monday passed a polygraph test that she initiated, in which she was asked questions about her relations with the former president. The complainant, a former President's Residence employee, has accused Katsav of rape. Related articles: Katsav could face civil suits over sexual assault charges Katsav's accuser requests face-to-face meet with ex-President The law unto Katsav Bookmark to del.icio.us   Prisoner exchange Israel signs swap deal, begins exhuming bodies of Hezbollah guerillas. Provocative questions Gaydamak tells TAU student to 'shut up and go to hell' over Angola question.   1.   She didn`t publish results of previous polygraph tests 23:33  |  Genuine Tosefta 07/07/08   2.   rapist 23:35  |  judy 07/07/08   3.   Really?? 23:49  |  Sylvie 07/07/08   4.   Greedy Katsav 00:07  |  Tito 08/07/08   5.   How about no? 00:59  |  Elianah 08/07/08   6.   Nonsense-he just needs a big double bed and a jacuzzi 01:21  |  Alan SA 08/07/08   7.   Give him three hots and a cot 03:33  |  Baruch Gold 08/07/08   8.   Adopt a Singapoor style punishment 05:10  |  Yosi 08/07/08   9.   rape 06:48  |  colin 08/07/08

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