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Shoe-Chucker Gets Reduced Sentence

Iraqi journalist faces only 1 year in prison on lesser charge

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(Newser) – Muntadar al-Zaidi, famous for throwing his shoes at former President Bush, has been granted an appeal that cuts his prison time from 3 years to 1, the BBC reports. A court of appeals agreed with Zaidi’s lawyers that the Iraqi journalist deserves a charge of insulting—rather than assaulting—a foreign leader, and changed his sentence accordingly. The judge also took Zaidi’s youth and lack of prior convictions into consideration.

A protester holds up a picture of US President George W. Bush with a shoe fixed on it, during a demonstration in support of Muntadar al-Zaidi in Amman, Jordan, Saturday, Dec. 20, 2008.
A protester holds up a picture of US President George W. Bush with a shoe fixed on it, during a demonstration in support of Muntadar al-Zaidi in Amman, Jordan, Saturday, Dec. 20, 2008.   (AP Photo/Nader Daoud)
Indian Muslims display a giant-sized caricature of President George W. Bush and posters of Iraqi journalist Muntadar al-Zaidi, who threw his shoes at Bush, in Hyderabad, India, Friday, Jan. 16, 2009.
Indian Muslims display a giant-sized caricature of President George W. Bush and posters of Iraqi journalist Muntadar al-Zaidi, who threw his shoes at Bush, in Hyderabad, India, Friday, Jan. 16, 2009.   (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A)
This undated file photo made available Monday, Dec. 15, 2008, by his family shows Iraqi journalist Muntadar al-Zaidi.
This undated file photo made available Monday, Dec. 15, 2008, by his family shows Iraqi journalist Muntadar al-Zaidi.   (AP Photo, File)
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woody66
Apr 7, 09 12:22 PM CDT
It's only right. After all he missed.........twice. Reply
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Sphinx
Apr 9, 09 2:51 PM CDT
The second miss was painful to watch. I mean, seriously? You ALMOST hit him? Glad they reduced his sentence though.
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Sora
May 3, 09 9:48 PM CDT
I say set the guy free, that move was right on!!!!! It's horrible to see how he missed, I would've paid to see Bush smashed by that shoe... Reply
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