Hadi Matar, 24, to be arraigned in western New York on second degree attempted murder and assault charges
last week in western New York will appear in court for arraignment on Thursday afternoon, the prosecutor said.
The attack came 33 years after Iran’s then supreme leader, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, issued a fatwa, or edict, calling on Muslims to assassinate Rushdie the year after The Satanic Verses was published. Political leaders, including in those in the US and Britain, called last week’s attack an assault on free speech.Post on Wednesday, Matar said he respected Khomeini but would not say if he was inspired by the fatwa. He said he had “read a couple of pages” of The Satanic Verses and watched YouTube videos of the author.
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