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Nakoula Basseley Nakoula held for probation violations | Nakoula Basseley Nakoula held for probation violations |
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A man linked to an anti-Islam video that sparked riots across the Muslim world is being held in Los Angeles, California, ahead of a bail hearing. | A man linked to an anti-Islam video that sparked riots across the Muslim world is being held in Los Angeles, California, ahead of a bail hearing. |
Nakoula Basseley Nakoula, 55, has been under investigation for violating probation terms after he was released from prison in 2011 for bank fraud. | Nakoula Basseley Nakoula, 55, has been under investigation for violating probation terms after he was released from prison in 2011 for bank fraud. |
Court records say he was banned from accessing the internet or using an alias without an officer's permission. | Court records say he was banned from accessing the internet or using an alias without an officer's permission. |
Nakoula has not been detained over the contents of the inflammatory video. | Nakoula has not been detained over the contents of the inflammatory video. |
Earlier, the Obama administration had requested Google, the company that owns YouTube, to remove the clip. The technology firm refused, saying the film did not violate its rules. | Earlier, the Obama administration had requested Google, the company that owns YouTube, to remove the clip. The technology firm refused, saying the film did not violate its rules. |
The US Attorney's office in Los Angeles confirmed Nakoula had been taken into custody on Thursday. | The US Attorney's office in Los Angeles confirmed Nakoula had been taken into custody on Thursday. |
"Mr Nakoula was arrested pursuant to allegations made by the Probation Office that he has violated the terms of his supervised release," spokesman Thom Mrozek said. | "Mr Nakoula was arrested pursuant to allegations made by the Probation Office that he has violated the terms of his supervised release," spokesman Thom Mrozek said. |
Mr Nakoula, who allegedly produced the 14-minute trailer for the film Innocence of Muslims, was expected to appear in court for a hearing on Thursday afternoon. | Mr Nakoula, who allegedly produced the 14-minute trailer for the film Innocence of Muslims, was expected to appear in court for a hearing on Thursday afternoon. |
He had been in hiding after the release of the video. | He had been in hiding after the release of the video. |
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A clip from the US-made film was dubbed into Arabic, provoking widespread anger for its disrespectful portrayal of the Prophet Muhammad. | A clip from the US-made film was dubbed into Arabic, provoking widespread anger for its disrespectful portrayal of the Prophet Muhammad. |
The film was made on a very low budget, with insults and offensive inferences to the Prophet Mohammad and Islam crudely dubbed on afterwards. | The film was made on a very low budget, with insults and offensive inferences to the Prophet Mohammad and Islam crudely dubbed on afterwards. |
But it has not broken any laws in the US, where freedom of speech is enshrined in the constitution's first amendment. | But it has not broken any laws in the US, where freedom of speech is enshrined in the constitution's first amendment. |
The clip was uploaded to YouTube in July, but violence broke out over the video on 11 September. | The clip was uploaded to YouTube in July, but violence broke out over the video on 11 September. |
Four Americans, including US Ambassador Chris Stephens, were killed in an attack on the US consulate in Benghazi, Libya earlier this month. | Four Americans, including US Ambassador Chris Stephens, were killed in an attack on the US consulate in Benghazi, Libya earlier this month. |
Meanwhile, some of the actors in the video have come forward to say they were misled. They said had been hired to appear in a film called Desert Warriors, which did not mention Islam or the Prophet Muhammad in the script. | Meanwhile, some of the actors in the video have come forward to say they were misled. They said had been hired to appear in a film called Desert Warriors, which did not mention Islam or the Prophet Muhammad in the script. |