Hadi Matar, the suspect in the attack on writer Salman Rushdie on Friday during an event in New York state, has been formally charged with attempted murder and remains in custody without bail, investigators said on Saturday, Reuters reports.

Matar, a 24-year-old man from Fairview, N.J., was charged Friday night with attempted second-degree murder and second-degree assault, Chautauqua County District Attorney Jason Schmidt said in a statement. .

After the attack on Friday, the aggressor was placed in custody without bail.

Indian-origin writer Salman Rushdie (75), who had been in hiding for years after Iran threatened to kill him in 1989 following the publication of the book The Satanic Verses, was stabbed in the neck and chest while participating in the rally. conference on artistic freedom in New York. His condition is serious, he is on a ventilator and cannot speak.

The New York police identified the suspect in Rushdie’s attack as Hadi Matar, a 24-year-old man from Fairview, New Jersey, who bought a ticket to the event at the Chautauqua Institute. The police have not yet established the reason for the attack.

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