Iraq shoe thrower to sue for damages: lawyer

[babylonsister]

Iraq shoe thrower to sue for damages: lawyer

8 hours ago


BAGHDAD (AFP) — Muntazer al-Zaidi, the Iraqi man who threw his shoes at US President George W. Bush, is to sue security guards who he alleges beat him up after the incident, his lawyer said on Sunday.

"Muntazer has filed a complaint today (Sunday) against those who assaulted him," lawyer Dhiya al-Saadi told AFP, saying those responsible worked for the security forces of Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's media office.

"There are bruises on his body. He has lost a tooth in his upper jaw, and his left eye is bloodshot," the lawyer said, adding that the list of injuries is backed up by medical checks.

Zaidi, a 29-year-old journalist, grabbed the world spotlight when he threw his shoes at Bush during a farewell visit to Iraq last Sunday by the US president who ordered the 2003 invasion of Iraq that toppled Saddam Hussein.

He was wrestled to the ground by security forces and later arrested.

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[Joe the Liberal]

1. Good for him.......

I hope he wins and I hope all goes well for him.

[lpbk2713]

2. I thought I read where he apologized for throwing the shoes.

If that is so it puts his legal defense at a disadvantage because it implies he was at fault.

[HeresyLives]

3. The, cough, govt, said he did.

Apologized, asked for a pardon, threw himself on the mercy of the court etc etc.

Whether he did or not is another matter.

[tabatha]

4. He apologized to Maliki

but said he would do it again to Bush.

[Canuckistanian]

5. Good. This will be a test of the "freedom" of Iraqi justice

If he fails, Iraq is just another brutal puppet dictatorship.

[DesertFlower]

6. i hope he wins.