Salim Mansur is the lawyer who was representing Rushdie during the trial. He is now asking for new information to be presented during the opening statements of the trial. They are asking that they should be allowed to tell the jury about Salman's history and background to show a motive, which they have not been able to do so yet. We need the freedom to paint him as an individual with all his warts. The defense wants to be able to go into his mental state, his history, what he was thinking that day, and how he planned this out for months, Mansur said. The author of Midnight's Children and other popular novels is accused of having paid someone to carry out the stabbing in August 2022. Rushdie was nearly killed when a man rushed onto the stage after he finished delivering his lecture at Chautauqua Institution in western New York. The attacker, Hadi Matar, stabbed him multiple times. Mansur said that it is important for the jury to know Rushdie's history and background so they have all the information needed to make an informed decision. He also stated that Rushdie had received numerous death threats and was attacked during a lecture in Europe. Mansur feels if this information is not presented, then the court will be doing him an injustice. Salim has asked for new evidence from prosecutors showing how Rushdie was preparing for his talk at the Chautauqua Institution when he was stabbed. We want to know what exactly was being said by Salman on that stage. We need to understand his mental state because all of this is critical in understanding motive, and it's important to us, Mansur said. Rushdie was attacked after speaking about freedom of speech at a conference in New York City. He has been recovering from his injuries since the attack. Rushdie was stabbed more than a dozen times. Matar is facing charges of attempted murder and assault. Prosecutors have not yet given a response to whether they will present the new evidence requested by Salim Mansur. The trial for the stabbing incident is currently underway, but there has been no word on when it might end.?

Salim Mansur is the lawyer who was representing Rushdie during the trial. He is now asking for new information to be presented during the opening statements of the trial. They are asking that they should be allowed to tell the jury about Salman's history and background to show a motive, which they have not been able to do so yet. We need the freedom to paint him as an individual with all his warts. The defense wants to be able to go into his mental state, his history, what he was thinking that day, and how he planned this out for months, Mansur said. The author of Midnight's Children and other popular novels is accused of having paid someone to carry out the stabbing in August 2022. Rushdie was nearly killed when a man rushed onto the stage after he finished delivering his lecture at Chautauqua Institution in western New York. The attacker, Hadi Matar, stabbed him multiple times. Mansur said that it is important for the jury to know Rushdie's history and background so they have all the information needed to make an informed decision. He also stated that Rushdie had received numerous death threats and was attacked during a lecture in Europe. Mansur feels if this information is not presented, then the court will be doing him an injustice. Salim has asked for new evidence from prosecutors showing how Rushdie was preparing for his talk at the Chautauqua Institution when he was stabbed. We want to know what exactly was being said by Salman on that stage. We need to understand his mental state because all of this is critical in understanding motive, and it's important to us, Mansur said. Rushdie was attacked after speaking about freedom of speech at a conference in New York City. He has been recovering from his injuries since the attack. Rushdie was stabbed more than a dozen times. Matar is facing charges of attempted murder and assault. Prosecutors have not yet given a response to whether they will present the new evidence requested by Salim Mansur. The trial for the stabbing incident is currently underway, but there has been no word on when it might end.?