英国作家萨尔曼·鲁什迪在被控刺杀他的男子哈迪·马塔的联邦恐怖主义审判中作证 [1]。鲁什迪详细描述了2022年在纽约州水牛城遭遇的刺杀事件 [1]。
根据控方指控，马塔受伊朗已故精神领袖霍梅尼1989年发出的宗教令所驱使 [1]。该宗教令要求鲁什迪因所著《撒旦诗篇》一书而死亡 [1]。控方称马塔于2020年开始研究鲁什迪，并写下"我们需要尽快杀死他" [1]。
鲁什迪在舞台上遭刺15次 [1]，其中他表示"刀距离我的大脑只有一毫米" [1]。这起攻击导致他右眼失明、肝脏受损和左手瘫痪 [1]。
马塔已因州级企图谋杀罪被定罪，目前服刑25年 [1]。他目前面临联邦恐怖主义指控，若被定罪可能面临终身监禁 [1]。据报道，马塔持有黎巴嫩公民身份，该国是真主党总部所在地 [1]。
British author Salman Rushdie took the stand in federal court to recount the stabbing attack he suffered in 2022, providing testimony in the terrorism trial of Hadi Matar, who has already been convicted of attempted murder at the state level. [1]
Rushdie was stabbed 15 times during an attack on stage in Buffalo, New York. [1] The author described the severity of his injuries, recounting that "the knife came within a millimeter of my brain." [1] The assault left him blind in his right eye, caused liver damage, and resulted in paralysis of his left hand. [1]
Prosecutors allege that Matar was motivated by a 1989 religious edict issued by Iran's late supreme leader Ayatollah Khomeini, who called for Rushdie's death over his novel "The Satanic Verses." [1] According to prosecutors, Matar began researching Rushdie in 2020 and wrote that "we need to kill him as soon as possible." [1]
Matar, a Lebanese citizen, is currently serving a 25-year state prison sentence for attempted murder. [1] He now faces federal terrorism charges that could result in a life sentence. [1]