Iraq shoe-thrower sentenced to three years (1 Viewer)

[Kujah]

An Iraqi court on Thursday jailed for three years the journalist who shot to fame in the Arab world for throwing his shoes at former US president George Bush.

Muntazer al-Zaidi, a 30-year-old television journalist, had pleaded not guilty at the hearing in the Iraq Central Criminal Court to assaulting Bush during his farewell visit to Iraq last year.

"He was sentenced to three years in jail,'' defence lawyer Yahia Attabi told reporters outside the Baghdad court.

"We expected the decision because under the Iraqi criminal code he was charged with assaulting a foreign leader on an official visit,'' Attabi said, adding: "We will appeal this decision.''

Iraq shoe-thrower sentenced to three years | smh.com.au

Your thoughts?

 

[SAVAK]

well, he got more than US military rapists.

on a serious note i think its an over reaction. i know GWB was the leader of the most powerful country on earth, but he deserved it. 1 month would have been suffice. especially in an iraqi jail.

 

[Barmble]

Score 1 against the violent muslims.

 

[Nebuchanezzar]

civility

has

been

introduced

to

the

middle

east

 

[deathangel]

LOL
so true