‘You are next’: Twitter ignores sick death threat against JK Rowling from Islamic extremist

JK Rowling, the author of the “Harry Potter” series, has received a public death threat from an extremist who supports Iran after she denounced the recent attack on Salman Rushdie. Rowling has faced abuse in the past for her views on gender. When a commenter threatened to hurt the author, the author tweeted her dismay at the assault on Rushdie.

Terrible news. feeling extremely ill at the moment. Rowling wrote, “Let him be okay. Rushdie,” to which a user by the name of Meer Asif Aziz replied, “Don’t worry you are next. Aziz identifies himself a “student, social activist, political activist, and research activist” on his Twitter bio.

Later, Rowling shared an update from Twitter stating that no rules had been broken in relation to Aziz’s message after it had examined the facts available. “.@TwitterSupport These are your rules, correct? Rowling composed. Violence: You are not allowed to threaten to use violence against a specific person or group of individuals. The promotion of violence is also forbidden. “Terrorism/violent extremism: You may not threaten or advocate terrorism,” it reads.

A day after being brutally stabbed by a guy who stormed the stage at the Chautauqua Institution in Upstate New York on Friday morning, July 13, as Rushdie, 75, was beginning a speech on freedom of expression, Rushdie has been removed off the ventilator and is now able to speak. Rushdie sustained multiple knife wounds to the right side of his neck, four to the stomach, a puncture wound to his right eye that he may lose, two puncture wounds to his breast, and a laceration to his right thigh, according to attorney Jason Schmidt during the suspect’s arraignment. To get him to UPMC Hamot hospital in Erie, Pennsylvania, he was flown.

Hadi Matar, the accused of stabbing Rushdie, entered a not guilty plea at his arraignment on Saturday, July 13. The 24-year-old was accused of assault and attempted murder. He made the admission during a hearing at the Mayville Chautauqua County Courthouse. When Mr. Rushdie was being arraigned, Chautauqua County District Attorney Jason Schmidt stated, “This was a targeted, pre-planned, unprovoked attack on Mr. Rushdie.”

Schmidt claimed that Matar, a native of Fairview, New Jersey, traveled a bus to Chautauqua and acquired admission to the educational facility two days prior to the event. He arrived a day or more before the occasion. He did not travel with a wallet. Cash and pre-paid Visa cards were among his belongings. He was carrying fake identity, according to Schmidt, who spoke to the New York Post.

Schmidt informed Judge Marilyn Gerace of the fatwa issued in 1989 by the Iranian government, then led by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, against Rushdie. His wealth are irrelevant to me, thus that has a significant bearing on whether or not bail should be granted. Schmidt, who advocated for Matar’s detention without bail, said that the agenda that was carried out yesterday was one that was endorsed and approved by broader individuals and organizations that extend well beyond the boundaries of Chautauqua County. The prosecution said, “Even if this court sets a million dollar bond, we stand a danger that this bail could be satisfied because of that.” Gerace incarcerated Matar without posting bail. Nathaniel Barone, Matar’s attorney, claimed after the hearing that his client had been “extremely forthcoming” and had no prior convictions.