Nakoula Basseley Nakoula, producer of the notorious anti-Islam video, which hurt feelings of Muslims around the world with its posting on the Internet and incited unprecedented protests around the globe, has been ordered jailed without bond by a federal judge in Los Angeles, California.
A report in The Los Angeles Times said Nakoula, 55, who had earlier operated under several fake names, was being held in a federal detention center in downtown Los Angeles late Thursday after a judge ordered him seized on a probation violation.
Meanwhile, ABC News identified Nakoula as a Coptic Christian. According to the channel, Nakoula had originally used the pseudonym Sam Bacile, telling reporters he was an “Israeli Jew” and that the film had cost about $5,000,000, which came from wealthy Jewish friends. “But Nakoula, who is actually an Egyptian-American Coptic Christian, later told authorities that he and his son, Abanob Basseley, 21, were responsible for producing the movie,” the ABC report said. Reporting his detention late Thursday, the Los Angeles Times said Judge Suzanne H. Segal said Nakoula posed “some danger to the community” and had lied to probation officials. “The court has a lack of trust in the defendant at this time,” she said, according to the Times.
The report said Nakoula was arrested earlier in the day. Federal prosecutors argued in a court hearing Thursday afternoon that he posed a flight risk and should remain in custody. His attorney argued that Nakoula be released on bond, saying his client would be in danger at the downtown LA federal prison because it had a large Muslim population. He also denied his client violated his probation. The Times report said Nakoula was convicted on bank fraud charges in 2010 and was warned against misbehaving on the Internet.
He was ordered not to own or use devices with access to the Web without approval from his probation officer -– and any approved computers were to be used for work only. “Defendant shall not access a computer for any other purpose,” according to the terms of his probation. There were also restrictions placed on him in enlisting others to get on the Internet for him. Some speculated that Nakoula may have violated those terms after the film trailer was loaded onto YouTube, although it is unclear what exactly prompted the recent arrest.
Nakoula had been arrested in 2009 after federal agents searched his home in Cerritos on suspicion that he had engaged in a scheme to create fake identities and open credit cards in those names, then draw tens of thousands of dollars from the phony accounts. According to the ABC News reported Nakoula had met with federal probation officers on Sept. 14 about whether his involvement in the film violated the terms of his probation, which barred him from accessing the internet without prior approval and from using any name other than his legal name.
shameless Obama is trying to appease the extremists, not knowing that if you give them an inch they will ask for a mile. How many people in Pakistan think that it is alright to consider the testimony of a woman less than that of a man or one having to produce 4 witnesses who actually saw the act of penetration , in order to take the rapist to the court. Arent these all Islamic laws that should have adjustment to engage in the modern world? Can one say anything like this in Pakistan without getting killed? If that is the case then how can you all claim this to be religion of peace? Please wake up and start to reform if you want to live peacefully in the real world rather than a fantasy world. I know Islam is the youngest of the three big religions but that does not mean that it has to stay immature for another hundred years. Lets start growing up right now and feel good about confronting and ridiculing mullahs rather than inviting them to the mainstream media all the time. These women anchors who keep inviting these mullahs will not even be allowed to come out of their homes if these mullahs take over this country.
PRESIDENT OBAMA IS NOT SHAMELESS NEITHER HE IS APPEASING EXTREMIST SHAME LESS ARE THOSE WHO WITHOUT HAVING SOUND STUDY OF A RELIGION TRY TO POSE NAIVE QUESTIONS ISLAMIC LAWS HAVE THE PROVISION OF ADJUSTMENT BUT A STRICT CRITERIA IS IN PLACE FOR IT. ONLY PERSONS OF LEARNING KNOW THIS. THE RELIGION OF PEACE IS CONSTANTLY REFORMING IT IS BEST SPREADING RELIGION IN EVEN USA. ITS MULLAHS DO NOT ADVOCATE BURNING OF DIVINE BOOKS.AND DO NOT PROTECT THE ONE WHO ARE CHEATS AND FRAUD WHOSE ACCESS TO INTERNET IS BANNED BY OWN LEGAL COUNTRY MEN. SUCH PEOPLE OF A DETERIORATED RELIGIOUSLY ILL INFORMED SOCIETY NEEDS MASSIVE REFORMATION
someone may have not taught you that typing in caps is considered uncivilized, learn some basic manners before utilizing the tools of the west .
We appreciate the courgeous,bold,honorable and well in time the decision of the
federal Honorable Judge of Los Angeles,California to take stern actions against the publisher and producer of notorious so-called film.And urge the Federal Honorable Judge to award him the maximum punishment so that no Jews or any other could try to blackmail and make anti-Islam materials to hurt the feelings of millions of milliouns of muslim around the world.he is also requested to recommend his comments to the Federal Supreme court of U.S.A to direct all the governments departments to discourage and before releasing these films or documenta, censorboard must obtain approval for release these items from the Federal Honorable Supreme Court of U.S.A.So that no one tries to hurt the feelings of any religion,particularly Islam.May Allah guide them to adopt the right ways to respect each other`religions`affairs.
This gentleman has lack of knowledge about Islam.Isalm is not an inmature religion as my freind has told.Islam is a matured and Universal reilgion,it does not belong to mullas,it has deep lovely and sympathetic roots in the hearts of every Muslim in the whole world.Suppose if mullahs raise their deep concern oner anti-Islam activities,then Why and who misguide and provoke the people of other religions.Mullahs are very respectable throught the Muslim community in the whole world.Who guides and put the masses on the right track.as in army the Genral controls the army and guides them,likewise Mullahs have very deep and public relations links with the people.we do not abuse any bishop as they are also respectable to other fellows of various religions.So learn and respect eachother this this is the best teachings of Islam and Mullahs are reformers and guide the people in the better ways.
PL IT IS NOT A MATTER OF PERSONNEL CONTEST.ONE SHALL HAVE TO REMAIN. FOCUSED ON RELEVANT TOPICS BY THE WAY THE KIND OF CONCEPT WEST HAVE OF TO BE CIVILIZED IS NOT BREADTH OF MIND OR DEPTH OF CHARACTER BUT ADVANCEMENT IN MATERIAL MATTERS
Well done Suzanne H. Segal! You deserve to run for the post of next US president. It seems that, all over the world, judges have more sense than politicians.
Regards.
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