Muntazer al-Zaidi, who made global headlines when he hurled his shoes at former US President George W. Bush at a press conference in Dec. 2008, has alleged he was tortured during his nine-month incarceration in a Baghdad jail.
Muntazer al-Zaidi (centre), the Iraqi television reporter jailed for throwing his shoes at former US President George W. Bush in December last year, was released on Tuesday after a nine-month stint in prison, his brother tells AFP.
Muntazer al-Zaidi, the television reporter jailed for throwing his shoes in protest at former US President George W. Bush in December, was expected to be freed on Monday but his release has been delayed by at least a day.
Iraqi reporter Muntazer al-Zaidi, jailed for hurling his shoes at former U.S. President George W. Bush, has had his sentence slashed to one year from three. He had pleaded not guilty to the charge of assaulting a visiting head of state.
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A Baghdad court has sentenced Muntazer al-Zaidi, an Iraqi reporter who hurled his shoes at former U.S. President George W. Bush, to three years in prison, according to his employer, Al-Baghdadiya television.
The trial of the Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at former US President George W. Bush during a televised press conference resumes on Thursday. Muntazer al-Zaidi is charged with aggression against a foreign head of state.
