Trial of Iraqi shoe-throwing journalist postponed

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Source: CCTV.com | 12-31-2008 08:45

The trial of an Iraqi journalist arrested for throwing his shoes at US President George W. Bush has been postponed pending a review of the case by a higher court.

Iranian men throws shoes at posters, following the lead of  Iraqi shoe-throwing journalist Muntadhar alZeidi, who threw  his shoes at the President Bush. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

The trial of Muntadhar al-Zeidi was originally set to begin on Wednesday on charges of assaulting a foreign leader. But the court says that the trial has been postponed pending an appellate court ruling on what charges the journalist should face. It says the defence team is seeking a different charge, but did not specify what that charge would be.

Al-Zeidi threw his shoes at Bush during a December 14th joint news conference with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. Many now view Al-Zeidi as a hero in the Arab world.

Editor:Du Xiaodan