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Iraqi judge: Shoe-tossing reporter appears beaten

(Agencies)
Updated: 2008-12-19 19:00

BAGHDAD -- The investigating judge in the case of the Iraqi journalist who threw shoes at President George W. Bush says the man shows signs of being beaten.

Relatives hold posters of TV reporter Muntazer al-Zaidi during a protest by Zaidi's relatives demanding his release from jail in central Baghdad December 19, 2008. The investigating judge in the case of the Iraqi journalist who threw shoes at President George W. Bush says the man shows signs of being beaten. [Agencies]

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Judge Dhia al-Kinani said Friday that the journalist had bruises on his face and around his eyes.

The journalist, Muntadhar al-Zeidi, was wrestled to the ground after throwing the shoes during a Sunday news conference with Bush and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. Al-Zeidi is in custody and is expected to eventually face charges of insulting a foreign leader.

The judge says the journalist has not raised a formal charge relating to his injuries. He also confirmed that al-Zeidi has written a letter to al-Maliki requesting a pardon.