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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