In Melville, New York-2022, Salman Rushdie was about to give a speech in front of the audience in western New York. He made self -defense.

"After that, there were many blows around my neck, chest, eyes, and everywhere," Rushdie recalled in subsequent memoirs. "I think my legs are giving up, I fell."

In the next few weeks, Rashdi is expected to return to the same New York county to describe this experience. This is one of the first witnesses in the trial of the man who was accused of waving a knife that day, HADI MARAR).

The choice of jury is scheduled to start on Tuesday. MATAR, a 27 -year -old New Jersey Fairview, did not plead guilty of attempted murder and beating.

Under different circumstances, Rushdie's book details his records and rehabilitation of the day, and may provide important evidence in the attack on August 12, 2022, which makes the 77 -year -old blind right right His eyes were covered with his eyes, and his hand was permanently damaged.

However, "this is not an unwilling to happen in the dark alley," Jason Schmidt, a local prosecutor in Georozuka County, said after the trial hearing. "This is the record of records. Thousands of people have witnessed it."

Schmidt said the video of the attack on the juror, as well as the still picture and document. He said that 15 witnesses will take a position in the process of trials that are expected to last for several weeks.

MARAR's lawyer Nathaniel Barone has not yet explained how he plans to defend his customers from allegations. He applauded the critics, and they questioned why Martal did not plead guilty due to the case of the prosecution.

"This is not about this. This is about legitimate program." Baron said. "This is to accept a fair trial ... If anyone wants to exercise these rights, they have the right to do so."

In another prosecution, the federal authorities claimed that Martal called for Rushdie to die for the terrorist organization's support for Fatwa or Erict. The US District Court arranged in Buffalo's U.S. District Court arranged in the federal allegations alone-surpassed the terrorism of the national borders, surpassed the terrorism of national borders, provided major support to terrorists and tried to provide major support for terrorist organizations.

After Rushdie hid in the late Iranian leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, he published the novel "Satan Poetry" in 1989. In 1989, Fata was released. Some Muslims think this is blasphemy. In the federal prosecution, the authorities said that MARAR believed that the law was supported by the Lebanon Radit Organization of the Althist Party and in the 2006 speech of Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of the organization's leader, Get recognition.

However, according to Schmidt, the jurors in the Greekzon County case are unlikely to hear Fateva. He had said that he did not need to indicate that Matal might have the motivation to convict the state.

"From my perspective, this is a localized event. This is a stabbing incident. This is simple," Schmidt said. "I really don't think I need to obtain motivation evidence, whether it is applicable or not, and what composition. I want to avoid everything."

Defense lawyer Barone said that in view of the discussion of Fatva in previous court lawsuits, the juror should be selected for any prejudice of the people of the Middle East.

"They talked about this kind of crime because this book involves Muslims. Therefore, this is like opening the door of the barn," he said.

MARAR was born in the United States, but Lebanon, which was born in his parents, has dual citizenship. Rushdie is a native of India and has lived in London for many years. He became American citizen in 2016.

Since being arrested, MARAR has been arrested, he has been uniform in the onlookers of the circular theater stage. Henry Reese, the host of the event, was the co -founder of Shehuan City, Pittsburgh, and was also injured.