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RebelReports - JUST-IN: Jail Sentence Reduced for Iraqi Journalist Who Threw Shoes at Bush
"Muntadhar al-Zeidi, the Iraqi journalist who rose to international fame by hurling his shoes at President Bush on his final visit to Iraq has had his prison sentence reduced from 3 years to one year in prison. He originally faced 15 years in prison.
al-Zeidi’s lawyer Dhiya al-Saadi told AFP “the appeals court decided to reduce the jail sentence from three years to one for several reasons. They considered his motives, the fact that he is still a young man and the fact that he had no previous criminal record. His good behaviour in prison is another reason why his sentence has been reduced.”
al-Zeidi was convicted on March 12 of assaulting Bush during his farewell visit to Baghdad in December. He said his action was a “natural response to the occupation.”
al-Zeidi’s action last December inspired protests across the globe where shoes were hurled at government buildings. Millions of people have called for his release and view him as a hero. Meanwhile, as al-Zeidi remains in prison, Bush and the other US leaders who destroyed Iraq walk around as free men and women."
"Muntadhar al-Zeidi, the Iraqi journalist who rose to international fame by hurling his shoes at President Bush on his final visit to Iraq has had his prison sentence reduced from 3 years to one year in prison. He originally faced 15 years in prison.
al-Zeidi’s lawyer Dhiya al-Saadi told AFP “the appeals court decided to reduce the jail sentence from three years to one for several reasons. They considered his motives, the fact that he is still a young man and the fact that he had no previous criminal record. His good behaviour in prison is another reason why his sentence has been reduced.”
al-Zeidi was convicted on March 12 of assaulting Bush during his farewell visit to Baghdad in December. He said his action was a “natural response to the occupation.”
al-Zeidi’s action last December inspired protests across the globe where shoes were hurled at government buildings. Millions of people have called for his release and view him as a hero. Meanwhile, as al-Zeidi remains in prison, Bush and the other US leaders who destroyed Iraq walk around as free men and women."
Bush Shoe Thrower Has Sentence Reduced
