A grand jury has indicted a man who stabbed Salman Rushdiewhile the acclaimed author was preparing to give a talk in western New York. county prosecutors said Thursday.
His 24-year-old Hadi Matar, of Fairview, New Jersey, is scheduled to attend a court hearing in Chautauqua County this afternoon. Matar was arrested on August 12 after he rushed to the stage of the Chautauqua Institution and stabbed Rushdie multiple times in front of a terrified crowd.
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The first indictment was filed the day after a court-appointed lawyer in Matar filed a petition of acquittal on his behalf. didn't.
His Rushdie, 75, is being treated at a Pennsylvania hospital for serious injuries. His literary agent, Andrew Wylie, said Rushdie had a damaged liver, a severed nerve in his arm, and could lose an eye. Following
Attack of Salman Rushdie: Suspect charged with attempted murder, author remains on hospital ventilator The leader at the time, Grand Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, issued an edict demanding his death over his novel Satanic Verses, which was deemed blasphemous by many Muslims.
A semi-official Iranian foundation has issued over $3 million in bounties.
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Chautauqua County District Attorney Jason Schmidt called the attack "pre-planned." is.
When Matar jumped onto the stage, the author had just taken the stage in his usually quiet lakeside retreat to discuss protection and freedom of expression for writers in exile.
His 73-year-old Henry Reese, co-founder of Pittsburgh's Asylum City, suffered cuts, bruises and other minor injuries to his forehead while he was on stage with Rushdie. .
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