Salman Rushdie stabbing: Attacker convicted on Hezbollah support, terror charges
Hadi Matar, the man who attacked author Salman Rushdie in 2022, has been convicted on federal charges of providing material support to Hezbollah. He is already serving a 25-year sentence for attempted murder and now faces potential life imprisonment.
Why it matters
The conviction establishes a legal link between the attack on Rushdie and international terrorist organizations, reinforcing the severity of the incident.
NEW DELHI: A US man already serving a 25-year prison sentence for attempting to murder Indian-British author Salman Rushdie has been convicted on additional federal charges, including providing material support to the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, the BBC reported.A federal jury in New York on Wednesday found Hadi Matar guilty of engaging in an act of transnational terrorism and providing material support to Hezbollah, which is designated as a terrorist organisation by the US, UK and several other countries.Prosecutors argued that Matar was driven by the 1989 fatwa issued by Iran's then-supreme leader calling for Rushdie's death, as well as a 2006 speech…
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