Thirty-five years ago today, on December 28th, 1990 (November 12th, 1990 in the lunar calendar), British writer Rushdie made a statement of repentance. On December 28th, 1990, Rushdie, a British writer who was sentenced to death by the late Iranian religious leader Khomeini for writing Satanic Verses and hunted down with a huge reward, said in a written statement that he would delete any blasphemy against Islam in Satanic Verses. Rushdie signed the statement in front of a group of Muslim scholars. He also said that he would no longer arrange to publish the paperback edition of Satanic Verses, nor let people translate it into other languages. Since Khomeini issued the order of stabbing four Rushdie with a heavy reward, Rushdie has been living under the close protection of the British police and has lost his personal freedom, just like a prisoner. He said at a telephone press conference that it is now the turn of the Iranian government to cancel his death sentence.