Rushdie assassin convicted of terrorism
The assassin Hadi Matar, who had already been sentenced to 25 years in prison, was accused in the new trial at the direction of the Iranian government
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The assassin Hadi Matar, who had already been sentenced to 25 years in prison, was accused in the new trial of acting at the direction of the Iranian-backed Hezbollah militia in Lebanon and of carrying out an act of terrorism by enforcing a fatwa, a religious decree. Matar stabbed Rushdie more than a dozen times at a reading by the world-renowned author in August 2022. Rushdie dealt with the incident in his book “Knife: Thoughts after an Assassination Attempt” published in April 2024.
Furthermore, In the first verdict, Matar was found guilty of the attempted murder of the now 79-year-old author by a jury in the district of Chautauqua, New York state in 2025 - now it was about terrorism. The 28-year-old from New Jersey was guilty of “participation in an act of terrorism that transcends national borders and the material support of terrorists,” the statement said. In view of the assassination and video footage of it in front of hundreds of eyewitnesses, there was never any doubt that he committed the act.
In addition, The knife cut through an optic nerve - since then the author is blind in one eye and wears glasses with a darkened glass. The then Iranian revolutionary leader Ayatollah Khomeini had called for the assassination of the author because of the novel "The Satanic Verses" perceived by Islamic fundamentalists as blasphemous. The attacker has been found guilty once again.
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The assassin Hadi Matar, who had already been sentenced to 25 years in prison, was accused in the new trial of acting at the direction of the Iranian-backed Hezbollah militia in Lebanon and of carrying out an act of terrorism by enforcing a fatwa, a religious decree.
reliability low1/2 sourcesMatar stabbed Rushdie more than a dozen times at a reading by the world-renowned author in August 2022.
reliability low1/2 sourcesRushdie dealt with the incident in his book “Knife: Thoughts after an Assassination Attempt” published in April 2024.
reliability low1/2 sourcesIn the first verdict, Matar was found guilty of the attempted murder of the now 79-year-old author by a jury in the district of Chautauqua, New York state in 2025 - now it was about terrorism.
reliability low1/2 sourcesThe 28-year-old from New Jersey was guilty of “participation in an act of terrorism that transcends national borders and the material support of terrorists,” the statement said.
reliability low1/2 sourcesIn view of the assassination and video footage of it in front of hundreds of eyewitnesses, there was never any doubt that he committed the act.
reliability low1/2 sourcesThe knife cut through an optic nerve - since then the author is blind in one eye and wears glasses with a darkened glass.
reliability low1/2 sourcesThe then Iranian revolutionary leader Ayatollah Khomeini had called for the assassination of the author because of the novel "The Satanic Verses" perceived by Islamic fundamentalists as blasphemous.
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Matar had already been sentenced to 25 years in prison in 2025 – now he faces life imprisonment.
according to 20 MinutenThe attacker has been found guilty once again.
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