Sentencing Details
, convicted of attempting to murder in 2022, faces sentencing in New York, with prosecutors seeking the maximum prison term for the attack.
Matar, found guilty of attempted murder and assault, is expected to receive concurrent sentences for injuring both Rushdie and a second victim during the attack.
Future Trials and Background
Following the state trial, Matar faces federal charges related to terrorism, with the next trial likely focusing on his motive, linked to a decades-old fatwa against Rushdie.
The attack, rooted in a 1989 fatwa issued after the publication of Rushdie's "," left Rushdie severely injured, including blindness in one eye.