CRIMEWTOP DC
Defendant in Salman Rushdie stabbing declines to testify in terrorism trial
Hadi Matar, the defendant in Salman Rushdie's 2022 stabbing, declined to testify in his federal terrorism trial. Prosecutors allege Matar acted on a former Iranian leader's 1989 fatwa against Rushdie over his book 'The Satanic Verses' and linked him to Hezbollah. Matar's lawyer claims there is no hard evidence of his intent.
Mentioned
Related Signal
Adjacent reporting
- Salman Rushdie testifies at the terrorism trial of the man convicted of stabbing him
- Salman Rushdie testifies at the terrorism trial of the man convicted of stabbing him
- Salman Rushdie testifies at the terrorism trial of the man convicted of stabbing him
- Salman Rushdie describes a ‘lake of blood’ as his convicted attacker faces terrorism charges tied to the 2022 stabbing
- Terrorism trial set to open in stabbing of author Salman Rushdie