Shafaq News/ Two years after attempting to murder authorSalman Rushdie, the trial of defendant Hadi Matar will begin on Tuesday in NewYork.
Jury selection will take place at Chautauqua County Court,where Matar, who has been in custody for nearly two years, faces three charges,including "foreign support," referring to the Lebanese groupHezbollah. He has pleaded not guilty to charges of "attempted murder"and "assault." If convicted, Matar could face up to 25 years inprison.
Chautauqua County District Attorney Jason Schmidt said aftera pre-trial hearing, "What happened was recorded and witnessed bythousands of people live." About 15 witnesses, including Rushdie himself,are expected to testify during the trial, which could last several weeks.
The Rushdie Attack
On August 12, 2022, Matar, 27, a New Jersey resident ofLebanese descent, stormed the stage during a literary event in Chautauqua,upstate New York, where Rushdie was speaking. He lunged at Rushdie and stabbedhim approximately 10 times in the neck, face, and abdomen before being subdued.The attack left the Indian-British novelist blind in one eye and unable to useone of his hands.
Since 1989, Rushdie has lived under the threat of a fatwacalling for his death, issued by Iran's former Supreme Leader AyatollahRuhollah Khomeini after the publication of his novel The Satanic Verses, whichis considered deeply offensive by many Muslims.
The book presents a fictionalized version of the life of theProphet Muhammad. One section of the novel refers to "The SatanicVerses," offering an alternative narrative about how certain verses in theQuran were revealed, suggesting they may have been influenced by Satan.
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