Innocence of muslims when was it released

Nakoula Basseley Nakoula, an Egyptian-born Coptic Christian, was jailed for a fraud case unrelated to his controversial movie. By AP. August 15, , pm. Producer of anti-Muslim film released from prison. Coptic Christian con man had falsely claimed he was Jewish during Muslim uproar over movie. By JTA. Cairo court orders YouTube banned for a month.

Egypt blocks video-sharing website for 30 days for showing parts of controversial amateur film denigrating Muhammad. From the Web December 28, , am. Innocence of actors in anti-Islam film.

It said those involved were duped. The trailer posted in July appears to have attracted little notice. But last week, a second version of the trailer was posted — this time in Arabic. Subsequently Al-Nas, an Egyptian television channel, began broadcasting clips.

Protests in Egypt and Libya quickly followed and became violent. He described himself as an Israeli Jew and a California real estate developer. Searches of public records — including court, voting, telephone or property databases — showed no one named Sam Bacile in California. The Associated Press reported Wednesday afternoon that a Coptic Christian man who uses the alias Nicola Bacily had acknowledged managing a company that produced the movie. Nakoula Basseley Nakoula, 55, insisted that Sam Bacile was a real person and had directed the film.

Klein, the script consultant, said he believed Bacile was a pseudonym. In an interview at his Hemet insurance office, Klein said he had met Bacile twice and talked to him on the phone numerous times, including Wednesday morning. He said he believed Bacile was a Middle Eastern Christian in his 50s. Klein is well-known to those who monitor right-wing extremists. According to the center, its members staged protests outside mosques and abortion clinics. Libyan President Mohammed Magariaf has said the attack was pre-planned by a group connected with al-Qaeda.

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