Shoe-throwing journalist jailed for three years

The Iraqi journalist who threw shoes at then-US president George Bush was today sentenced to three years in prison for assaulting a foreign leader.

Shoe-throwing journalist jailed for three years
Thu, 12 Mar, 2009 - 09:31

The Iraqi journalist who threw shoes at then-US president George Bush was today sentenced to three years in prison for assaulting a foreign leader.

The decision against Muntadhar al-Zeidi followed a short trial earlier in which the 30-year-old journalist pleaded not guilty to assault charges.

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