Sunday, September 30, 2012

11. Real-Life 'Law and Order' Move: 'Innocence of Muslims' Filmmaker Arrested for Violating Probation



After the infamous Innocence of Muslims went viral, the questions of who the creator of the film is might be revealed. Some people believe that the charges on Nikoula Basseley Nakoula, as the film maker is being called, will not stand in court. However, Nakoula’s legal record is being looked at and it is possible he has violated probation on an earlier bank fraud conviction by posting the video and using a fake name. Around September 27 law enforcement officials arrested him. Now he is awaiting trial.
The writer, Emily Chertoff, gives a timeline of the incident starting from the trailer becoming more popular around July 2012 to September 27 when the man was arrested. The purpose of this article is to give a re-run on the events of this story and to inform on the latest happenings. Chertoff also tells some about how the events have been rather tricky since doing anything to the man could be seen as suppressing freedom of speech. She also uses

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