Show-Thrower Seeking Asylum In Switzerland
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Muntadhar al-Zeidi, the Egyptian journalist shoe-chucker, took advantage of the freedoms President Bush enabled in Iraq to physically assault him in front of the world. Now al-Zeidi, who is locked away in a Baghdad prison, fears for his life and wants to seek asylum:
Geneva-based lawyer Mauro Poggia says Muntadhar al-Zeidi’s life is in danger in Iraq.
Al-Zeidi is currently in an Iraqi jail awaiting trial on charges of assaulting a foreign leader for his Dec. 14 outburst at a news conference in Baghdad.
Poggia says he was contacted by al-Zeidi’s family earlier this month. He says the journalist has been beaten and tortured in Iraqi detention.
Poggia told The Associated Press on Monday that al-Zeidi would have to go to the Swiss Embassy in Baghdad once he is released to formally file the asylum request.
“Once he is released.” That could be a long time considering he has been in custody since December 14th, 2008. I can’t imagine al-Zeidi still believes he made a valuable decision, but at least he had the sense not to seek U.S. asylum.
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