Trial of Salman Rushdie attacker to launch with tricky jury selection
Trial of Salman Rushdie attacker to launch with tricky jury selection
Hadi Matar accused of attempted murder after repeatedly stabbing the author on stage in 2022 in the United States.

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Published on: 04/02/2025 | 00:00:00
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Jury selection was set to begin for the trial of Hadi Matar. Matar repeatedly stabbed the 77-year-old novelist in the face, neck and abdomen. The attack resulted in the loss of his right eye and damage to his liver. The author was forced into a decade of hiding in 1989 when Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini called for him to be killed. That provoked a storm of protest across the Western world in support of free speech. Prosecutors in the trial have said jurors likely will not hear about the fatwa, saying presenting a motive is unnecessary.
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