Writer Salman Rushdie and his supporters are the only ones people blaming for Friday attack on On Monday, the Iranian Foreign Ministry said that the novelist.
freedom of Speech does not justify Rushdie’s insults against religion in His writing, Ministry spokesman Nasser Al-Kinani told A news instructions.
Rushdie, 75, was stabbed on Friday while attending a wedding event in Western New York. He had liver damage and cut nerves in An arm and an eye, his agent said. He was likely to lose his injured eye.
attacking, 24-yearHadi Matar has pleaded not guilty to the charges brought by attack through his attorney.
Long live the Indian-born writer with Reward on for him head since publication of Its 1988 novel The Satanic Verses, which some Muslims see as containing blasphemous clips.
In 1989, then-Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini issued a fatwa, or fatwa, calling for on Muslims kill novelist and anyone included in Publish the book.
Iranian government He said in 1998 no longer back The fatwa, and Rushdie lived relatively openly in Last few years.
Salman Rushdie exposed himself to popular anger by insulting Islamic sanctities and crossing red lines of “1.5 billion Muslims,” al-Kinani said.
Tehran denied involvement in attack on Rushdie in The statements that were in the country first public comments on The attack, the Canaanite said: attack on Salman Rushdie We don’t think about him anyone Others and his supporters are worthy of reproach, reproach, condemnation… one He has the right to accuse Iran in this connection.”
He said that Iran has no other information About the Rushdie striker, except for what appeared in The media.
