Posted on 12/17/2008 10:53:33 AM PST by MyTwoCopperCoins
BANGALORE: An employee of a company here who reportedly lauded the Iraqi journalist for hurling his shoes at President George Bush, landed in trouble as he is being questioned by police.
Jameel, working in Motor Industry Corporation now taken over by BOSCH, was taken in for questioning yesterday after his colleagues complained that his comments supporting the journalist, Muntazer al-Zaidi, raised suspicion.
"He has not been taken into custody. We are asking him some questions," said Gopal Hosur, Joint Commissioner, Crime.
"There are no charges against him as of now. We are interrogating him to remove possibility of any doubt," he said.
Man applauds `shoe-ing’ of Bush, held
17 Dec 2008, 0555 hrs IST, TNN
BANGALORE: The `booting’ of George W Bush in Baghdad might have thrown up an entirely new terror angle in Bangalore.
A MICO employee, Jameel, who was discussing the incident at his office - and supporting the Iraqi journalist who hurled two shoes at the US President - has landed in custody. The police are questioning Jameel about his suspected terror links.
Jameel’s strong support of the hurling of shoes by Muntadar al-Zeid made his colleagues smell a rat. They informed the Adugodi police, who promptly took the 40-year-old into custody for questioning.
The police found paper cuttings of various terror attacks and a letter Jameel had written to the President requesting clemency for Afzal Guru, who has been awarded the death penalty in the Parliament attack case.
When TOI contacted police commissioner Shankar Bidari, he confirmed Jameel is being questioned for his alleged terror links.
Misleading headline as usual.
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