Terrorism trial opens in stabbing of author Salman Rushdie
Prosecutors say Hadi Matar acted for Iran and Hezbollah as jurors hear evidence on motive in the 2022 attack on Salman Rushdie.
- On Wednesday, opening statements began in Buffalo, New York, in the federal terrorism trial of Hadi Matar for the 2022 stabbing of author Salman Rushdie.
- Prosecutors argue Matar acted out of loyalty to Iran's government and Hezbollah, seeking to carry out the late Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini's 1989 fatwa against Rushdie regarding "The Satanic Verses."
- Federal agents found photos of Khomeini and Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Matar's New Jersey bedroom; electronics contained research on the fatwa and logs of potential attack locations.
- Rushdie, 79, is expected to testify about the attack, while Matar faces a potential life sentence if convicted on the federal charges.
- Matar has pleaded not guilty, and defense attorney Nathaniel Barone plans to provide an opening statement distinguishing this federal case from the prior state conviction focused on physical attack details.
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Salman Rushdie stabbing: Federal terrorism trial opens as motive linked to Iran and Hezbollah probed
BUFFALO, New York: The man who was convicted of trying to kill Salman Rushdie is going on trial again, this time in a federal terrorism case that is probing deeper into what allegedly motivated the stabbing on a lecture stage in 2022.Opening statements are set for Wednesday in Hadi Matar's trial in the federal courthouse in Buffalo, New York. It's about 70 miles (113 km) from the arts and intellectual retreat where the renowned author and free-s…
Hadi Matar, accused of the 2022 knife attack on Indian-born author Salman Rushdie, will now face trial in the US on federal terrorism charges. The prosecution will attempt to prove his alleged motive for the attack.
Salman Rushdie stabbing case shifts to US terror trial over motive
Hadi Matar will face a federal terrorism trial in Buffalo over the 2022 stabbing of Salman Rushdie. The case is expected to probe the alleged ideological motive behind an attack that revived the long shadow of the fatwa.
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Terrorism trial opens in stabbing of author Salman Rushdie
The man who was convicted of trying to kill Salman Rushdie is on trial again. Prosecutors and defense lawyers gave opening statements Wednesday in Hadi Matar’s federal terrorism trial in Buffalo, New York.
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