The trial of an Iraqi journalist who threw shoes at then President George W. Bush last year will be held on February 19th his lawyer said Sunday.Dhia Al-Saadi, the head of the Iraqi Lawyers Union, who also heads the defense team of Muntadhar Al Zeidi, said they would also request his release on bail.
The 30-year old journalist, who is considered a hero by many Iraqis for his bizarre protest, has been in custody since the December 14th outburst at Bush's joint news conference with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki.
He had been due to face a trial in December on a charge of assaulting a foreign leader but his defense team won a delay as it sought to reduce the charges to simply insulting bush.
The original charge stands.
