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| Iraq shoe thrower 'was tortured' | Iraq shoe thrower 'was tortured' |
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| The Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at former US President George W Bush says he was tortured by senior government officials while in jail. | The Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at former US President George W Bush says he was tortured by senior government officials while in jail. |
| Shortly after his release from nine months in a Baghdad prison, Muntadar al-Zaidi said he wanted an apology - and would name the officials later. | Shortly after his release from nine months in a Baghdad prison, Muntadar al-Zaidi said he wanted an apology - and would name the officials later. |
| His relatives say the 30-year-old reporter still fears for his life. | His relatives say the 30-year-old reporter still fears for his life. |
| His protest last December made him a hero among many Arabs, but he was jailed for assaulting a foreign leader. | His protest last December made him a hero among many Arabs, but he was jailed for assaulting a foreign leader. |
| Initially sentenced to three years in jail, he had the term reduced to 12 months on appeal and was released three months early for good behaviour. | Initially sentenced to three years in jail, he had the term reduced to 12 months on appeal and was released three months early for good behaviour. |
| After his release he told reporters: "Today I am free again but my home is still a prison." | |
| Reuters reported he was slurring his speech because of a missing tooth. | |
| He went on to say he had been tortured while in jail, and demanded an apology from Prime Minister Nouri Maliki. | |
| He said he would name the officials who tortured him in due course. | |
| His allegations of abuse mirror claims made earlier by his family, who said he had been beaten, suffering a broken arm, broken ribs and internal bleeding. | |
| Those allegations have been rejected by the Iraqi military. |