On Wednesday, July 29, a US court in the state of New York found US citizen Hadi Matar guilty of additional charges related to the attack on writer Salman Rushdie. In 2022, Matar stabbed Rushdie during a public appearance. The writer lost sight in one eye as a result of the attack. hnonline.sk ↗
The verdict concerns charges of involvement in terrorism and of providing material support to a terrorist group, specifically the Lebanese Shiite militant movement. According to the court, the attack was therefore not merely a violent assault but was also assessed in the broader context of supporting terrorism. seznamzpravy.cz ↗
Matar is already serving a 25-year prison sentence for the attack on Rushdie itself. The new guilty verdict could result in an additional sentence, and according to available information he faces up to a life sentence. The case thus continues even after the earlier conviction for the physical assault. irozhlas.cz ↗
Salman Rushdie has long been associated with security threats over his literary work. The latest ruling by the American court moves the case into the realm of terrorism charges, and further developments will depend on the sentencing for these new counts of the indictment. ceskenoviny.cz ↗
Rushdie's attacker found guilty of terrorism
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Americký súd rozhodol: Muž, ktorý bodol spisovateľa Rushdieho, je vinný z terorizmu
hnonline.sk
| 08:56 30.07.
Muži, který pobodal spisovatele Rushdieho, hrozí doživotí: Soud odhalil děsivé pozadí činu!
blesk.cz
| 06:56 30.07.
Vinen z terorismu. Muži, který pobodal Rushdieho, hrozí podle amerického soudu až doživotní trest
irozhlas.cz
| 06:47 30.07.
Americký soud shledal muže, jenž pobodal Rushdieho, vinným z terorismu
seznamzpravy.cz
| 08:20 30.07.
Americký soud shledal muže, jenž pobodal Rushdieho, vinným z terorismu
ceskenoviny.cz
| 02:04 30.07.
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