A federal jury in Buffalo, New York, has found Hadi Matar guilty on terrorism charges tied to the 2022 stabbing of author Salman Rushdie. According to the case summary, jurors convicted Matar on all of the charges brought in the federal prosecution.
The verdict marks a major development in the attack on Rushdie, whose name has long been linked to threats over his novel The Satanic Verses. The case has drawn broad attention because those threats have hung over the writer for decades.
Prosecutors argued that the 2022 stabbing amounted to a terrorism-related crime, and the jury ultimately agreed. Wednesday's decision means Matar was found guilty across the board in the Buffalo case.
The outcome closes another chapter in a high-profile prosecution centered on one of the most closely watched attacks on a literary figure in recent years. With the guilty verdict now returned, the Rushdie terrorism case moves into its next legal stage.
