Dec 30 : The trial of the Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at President George W. Bush has been postponed indefinitely. The postponement came after Zaidi’s lawyers presented an appeal to a higher court.
A court spokesman said the Supreme Criminal Court decided to postpone the trial which was due to begin tomorrow unitil the higher court issues its decision. Zaidi’s lawyer, Dhiya al-Saadi, said he had requested the higher court for the trial be cancelled because his client’s actions fell within his constitutional rights to express himself freely.