A
man from California who claims to be a filmmaker "Innocence of Muslims"
voluntarily asked to be interrogated federal authorities.
Reported
by Reuters, a spokesman for Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department,
Steve Whitmore said Nakoula Basseley Nakoula, 55, a Coptic Christian who
voluntarily interviewed by federal officials in the sheriff's office in
the Los Angeles suburb of Cerritos.
The
film "Innocence of Muslims are" made in California and a 13-minute
trailer circulating on the internet, containing insults against the
Prophet Muhammad and Islam's holiest figures describe it like a clown.
As
a result, the film was immediately invited violence in the U.S.
consulate in Benghazi, Libya, Tuesday, September 11, 2012, where the
U.S. ambassador and three officials were killed. The protests then
spread to several other Muslim countries. At least 17 people have been
killed since the protests Tuesday.
For
Muslims, any depiction of the Prophet Muhammad is blasphemy. Deemed
insulting caricature, in the past also has sparked protests and
criticism from the Muslim community.
U.S.
officials said that the authorities did not investigate it Nakoula
related films. Producing a film that could lead to violence is not
considered a crime in the United States. Because the United States has
strong laws on freedom of speech.Authorities will investigate Nakoula
alone on bank fraud case he did.
Nakoula,
whose name has been associated with anti-Islam film in the media
reports, pleaded guilty to bank fraud in 2010 and sentenced to 21 months
in prison, to be followed by five years of probation.
He
was accused of fraudulently opening bank accounts and credit cards by
using the social security number does not match the name on the
application. He was released in June 2011 while the film was produced in
the summer.
Nakoula lawyers and authorities can not comment on the results of the interrogation.
Nakoula
picked up from his home Saturday midnight and got into the car with his
face covered in hats, scarves, and sunglasses. "He was never
handcuffed. Was all voluntary," Whitmore said, adding that Nakoula will
not return to their homes.
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