Katsav wrote his new clemency request -- report

The clemency request for former president Katsav, who’s in prison for rape, was drafted by Katsav himself, Channel 2 reports.

The request appeals to President Reuven Rivlin’s “kindness, pity and mercy” and cites Katsav’s “great suffering” in recent years, including his mental state, which it says deteriorated when his bid for early release was struck down by a parole board last month, the report says.

According to Channel 2, in the request Katsav persists in his refusal to admit to any wrongdoing, although he did attach a separate letter stating his apology should anyone have been hurt by his past actions.