Skokastaren allvarligt skadad

För drygt en vecka sen blev Muntazar al-Zaidi världskänd strax efter en presskonferens där han kastade sina skor på Bush. På videoklippen kan man se hur man brottades ner av flera män.

Under den gångna veckan har varken hans advokat eller anhöriga fått träffa Muntazar, men igår fick advokaten äntligen träffa honom.

"Dhiya'a al-Sa'adi, al-Zaidi's lawyer, told Al Jazeera on Monday: "Muntazer al-Zaidi considers what he did when he threw his shoes at President Bush as exercising his freedom of expression, in opposing and rejecting the occupation, which has brought misery to Iraq."

Al-Sa'adi said al-Zaidi was not considering giving an apology to the US president, "not now, nor in the future"."

Utöver det rapporterar advokaten att Muntazar misshandlats brutalt.

""There are visible signs of torture on his body, as a result of being beaten by metal instruments," al-Sa'adi said.

"Medical reports have shown that the beating he was subjected to has led to him losing one of his teeth as well as injuries to his jaw and ears.

"He has internal bleeding in his left eye, as well as bruises over his face and stomach. Almost none of his body was spared.""

Det här kommer bara att slå tillbaka mot Bush och de ansvariga. Folk lär ju bli ursinniga när de får se hur allvarligt skadad Muntazar är. Han är ju en hjälte till de.

http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2008/12/20081222151452457599.html