Summary
Author Sir Salman Rushdie expressed his satisfaction that Hadi Matar, the man who attempted to murder him in a 2022 knife attack, received the maximum prison sentence of 25 years. Matar was sentenced for repeatedly stabbing Rushdie during a lecture in New York, an attack that resulted in Rushdie losing vision in one eye, sustaining liver damage, and suffering a paralyzed hand due to nerve damage. Rushdie stated he hopes Matar will use his time in prison to reflect on his actions.
