Creator of Innocence of Muslims arrested

The possible author of an anti-Islamic film has been arrested in the United States: he is a 55-year-old Coptic Christian of Egyptian origin. US prosecutors detained him due to parole violations .

Nakula Baseli Nakula, the alleged creator of the anti-Islamic film "The Innocence of Muslims", was arrested on Thursday in Los Angeles (USA), the BBC reports . A spokesman for the Los Angeles district attorney said the 55-year-old director will stand trial on charges of violating the terms of his release.

American authorities emphasize that Nakula’s detention and arrest are not related to his possible involvement in the film “The Innocence of Muslims,” but to the fact that he violated the terms of his parole. In 2010, in California, Nakula Baseli Nakula was charged with bank card fraud and sentenced to one year and nine months in prison. In June 2011, he was paroled, but he was prohibited from using electronic devices with access to the Internet. It was also forbidden to try to access the network with the help of third parties. The producer violated this ban.

The producer of "The Innocence of Muslims" went into hiding after a trailer for the film posted online sparked mass protests throughout the Islamic world . He was found thanks to a journalistic investigation.