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Thursday, July 30Thursday, July 30Hadi Matar, the man who stabbed author Salman Rushdie in 2022, was found guilty of federal terrorism charges on Wednesday, July 29, 2026, in a federal court in Buffalo, New York. The jury convicted Matar of transnational terrorism and providing material support to a terrorist organization, specifically Hezbollah, which is backed by Iran.
Matar, a 28-year-old with dual U.S. and Lebanese citizenship, was previously convicted of attempted murder in 2025 and sentenced to 25 years in prison. The new charges could result in a life sentence, with the sentencing scheduled for November 3, 2026.
The attack occurred on August 12, 2022, at a literary event in western New York where Rushdie was about to give a speech. Matar stabbed Rushdie multiple times in the head and upper body, causing severe injuries, including the loss of one eye and significant nerve damage.
According to the U.S. Department of Justice, Matar planned the attack for months, motivated by a fatwa issued by Iran's former leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in 1989. The fatwa called for Rushdie's death due to his novel "The Satanic Verses," which many Muslims consider blasphemous.
Matar's lawyer, Nathaniel L. Barone II, expressed disappointment with the verdict and announced plans to appeal. He cited the current war with Iran as a challenge in convincing the jury of Matar's innocence.
Rushdie, who is now 79 years old, has spoken about the attack in his memoir "Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder," published in 2024. He described the physical and emotional impact of the assault, which occurred in front of hundreds of witnesses and was captured on video.
The prosecution argued that Matar acted on the instructions of the Iranian-backed Hezbollah militia in Lebanon. Matar did not testify during the trial, and his defense team did not dispute that he carried out the attack but argued against the terrorism charges.
The verdict comes after a week-long trial where prosecutors presented evidence of Matar's loyalty to Iran and Hezbollah. U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo stated that Matar planned the attack to follow in the footsteps of martyrs he admired.
Rushdie, who has lived under the threat of the fatwa for decades, has been a vocal advocate for free speech and has continued to write and speak publicly despite the risks.
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Vinen z terorismu. Muži, který pobodal Rushdieho, hrozí podle amerického soudu až doživotní trest Americký soud ve středu shledal muže, který v roce 2022 ve státu New Yorku pobodal spisovatele Salmana Rushdieho, vinným ze zapojení do terorismu a z podpory libanonského šíitského militantního hnutí Hizballáh. Informovala o tom agentura AFP. Jiný soud už loni Hadiho Matara, který má americké a libanonské občanství, poslal za útok na Rushdieho na 25 let do vězení.
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