Salman Rushdie Stabbing Suspect Hadi Matar Charged State And Defense Lawyers Say
“We expected that the prosecutor would certainly present this matter for indictment before any preliminary hearing,” and so we are prepared for Thursday’s trial, Barone said. Matar pleaded not guilty Saturday to charges of attempted second-degree murder and second-degree assault with intent to inflict bodily injury with a deadly weapon, and a preliminary hearing in the case was set for Friday, said Barone.Rushdie — who has received threats for his life over his satirical 1988 novel “The Satanic Verses,” which some Muslims consider blasphemous — was about to give a lecture Friday at the Chautauqua Foundation when an assailant jumped on stage and stabbed him repeatedly....