Imam blames shoe-throwing outburst on former Mat Rempit life

File photo of Muntazer al-Zaidi (right) reacting as a shoe is thrown at him during a news conference in Paris on December 1, 2009. Zaidi, an Iraqi reporter imprisoned for throwing his shoes at US President George W. Bush, found himself on the receiving end of a similar footwear attack in Paris. The attacker was an exiled Iraqi journalist who spoke in defence of US policy. — Reuters pic

KUALA LUMPUR — Imam Hoslan Hussin, who in a fit of rage threw shoes at a panel of judges on Wednesday, has blamed his outburst on his former life as a Mat Rempit.

Hossin told The Malay Mail he first took off and threw his left shoe at the Federal Court judges and managed to launch the other shoe before he was restrained by police.

“I blame my hot-tempered persona on my former life. In the ‘80s, I was an illegal street racer. But that life is no more,” he told the daily on Thursday.

Courts lodge report against shoe-hurling imam

A journalist throws his shoe at India’s Home Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram during a news conference in New Delhi April 7, 2009. — Reuters pic

PUTRAJAYA — A police report was lodged today against an irate imam who hurled his shoes at a panel of three judges after they threw out his case on Wednesday, according to Bernama Online.

The report was filed by Jumirah Marjuki, a deputy registrar with the Federal Court, on behalf of the Judiciary of Malaysia