Muntadar al-Zaidi, 30, who has been in custody in Iraq since hurling his shoes at former U.S. President George W. Bush during a mid-December press conference, has been found guilty and sentenced to 18 months per shoe.
Al-Zaidi has been hailed as a hero by many Iraqis, and sales of the show, a Ducati Model 271, skyrocketed after the incident.
And since then, the number of "missile" attacks on officials using footwear has leapt worldwide.
Muntadar Al-Zeidi could have received up to 15 years in prison. Thus, his defense team said the judge showed leniency because of al-Zeidi's age and clean record. But they are still appealing the ruling.
The defense team tried to use Bush's own words in al-Zaidi's defense; Bush had stated the incident showed there was indeed democracy in Iraq.
Watch Bush's smooth moves in the video attached to this post.
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