Hadi Matar, who attacked writer Salman Rushdie, is indicted by a juryA grand jury has indicted the man who stabbed Salman Rushdie as a writer ready to deliver a speech in western New York
Hadi Matar, who attacked writer Salman Rushdie, is indicted by a juryA grand jury has indicted the man who stabbed Salman Rushdie as a writer ready to deliver a speech in western New York
A grand jury has convicted a person who Knife to Salman Rushdie The acclaimed author is set to deliver a speech in western New York, county prosecutors said Thursday.
Hadi Matar, 24, of Fairview, New Jersey, is to appear on the charges at an afternoon court hearing in Chautauqua County. Mr. Mutter was arrested on August 12 after reaching the stage at the Chautauqua Institute in which Rushdie was stabbed multiple times in front of a horrific crowd.
Preliminary charges were filed the next day, when Mr. Matar’s court-appointed lawyer entered a not guilty plea By his side. The prosecutor’s office did not immediately release new charges.
Rushdie continues treatment
Mr. Rushdie, 75, is undergoing treatment at a hospital in Pennsylvania for serious wounds. His literary agent, Andrew Wyllie, has stated that Mr Rushdie has a damaged liver and ruptured nerves in an arm, and may have lost an eye.
Mr. Rushdie’s life has been in crisis since 1989 when Iran’s supreme leader at the time, Grand Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, issued a decree demanding his death over his novel. The Satanic VersesWhich was seen as blasphemy by many Muslims.
A semi-official Iranian foundation posted a bounty of over $3 million.
Chautauqua County District Attorney Jason Schmidt called the attack “premeditated.”
The author took the stage in a normally quiet lakeside retreat to discuss the safety and freedom of expression for writers in exile when Mr. Peas jumped onto the stage.
Henry Reese, 73, co-founder of the City of Pittsburgh Asylum, was on stage with Mr. Rushdie and suffered bruises, bruises and other minor injuries to his forehead.