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Lawyer: Iraqi shoe-thrower seeks Swiss asylum
Jailed journalist's life said to be in danger after outburst against Bush
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GENEVA - A Swiss lawyer working on behalf of the Iraqi journalist who threw shoes at U.S. President George W. Bush said Monday that his client will seek political asylum in Switzerland.
Geneva-based lawyer Mauro Poggia said 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 said he was contacted by al-Zeidi's family earlier this month. He saiud 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.
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