Hadi Matar is 28 years old. He comes from New Jersey. He attacks Salman Rushdie in the year 2022. Matar stabs him many times with a knife.
The author is now blind on one eye. A court in Buffalo finds Matar guilty. He is guilty of terror. Before this he is guilty of murder try.
Matar gets 25 years in prison in the year 2025. Now he faces life in prison. The court tells the final time on 3 November.
Matar acts for a group from Lebanon. The group is the Hisbollah-Miliz. He wants to follow a Fatwa. This is a religious rule. The rule wants the death of Rushdie.