“Innocence of Muslims” Producer Arrested

Nakoula Basseley Nakoula escorted by Los Angeles Police. Credit:ReutersOn Sep 27, the producer of the film “Innocence of Muslims” Nakoula Basseley Nakoula, 55, was taken into custody by U.S. police and brought to court in Los Angeles, reports Reuters.

Nakoula has been under investigation by probation officials looking into whether he violated the terms of his 2011 release from prison on a bank fraud conviction while making the film, though authorities have said they were not probing the movie itself.

Nakoula, under the terms of his release from jail, has been barred from accessing the Internet or using aliases without the permission of a probation officer, court records show. He now faces eight probation violation accusations.

His crudely made 13-minute video was filmed in California and circulated online under several titles including “Innocence of Muslims.” It portrays the Prophet Mohammad as a fool and a sexual deviant.

The clip sparked a torrent of anti-American unrest in Egypt, Libya and dozens of other Muslim countries over the past two weeks. The violence coincided with an attack on U.S. diplomatic facilities in Benghazi that killed four Americans, including the U.S. ambassador to Libya.

Source:Lenta.ru