Seeking Refuge

(Fox News) - The man who threw his shoes at President Bush during a news conference in Baghdad last month is seeking political asylum in Switzerland. Muntadhar al-Zeidi's lawyer, Swiss National Mauro Poggia, says his client's life is in danger. But not because people are opposed to what he did. In fact, just the opposite.

The lawyer says, "He's in danger in Iraq. He's also in danger in other Muslim countries because people who support his action could try to make him a martyr."

Al-Zeidi has been detained in an Iraqi jail since the event. He was due to face trial last month on a charge of assaulting a foreign leader. But the court date was postponed after his defense filed a motion to reduce the charge.