Upstate NY trial begins for radical accused of stabbing ‘Satanic Verses’ author Salman Rushdie

The attempted murder trial of the radical who allegedly repeatedly stabbed writer Salman Rushdie at an upstate New York event two years ago is finally set to start Tuesday.

The twice-delayed proceedings are scheduled to begin with jury selection at 9:30 a.m. at the Chautauqua County Courthouse.

Prosecutors said Rushdie, the author of “Satanic Verses,” will take the stand against his accused attacker Hadi Matar, 26, during the trial.

Matar, of New Jersey, allegedly knifed Rushdie at least 10 times during a literary seminar at the Chautauqua Institution in August 2022.

The 77-year-old novelist was left blind in one eye and suffering from nerve and liver damage.

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