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Saturday, September 29, 2012

Mystery surrounding the identity of the arrested defamatory video producers


The mystery continues around Nakoula. B. Nakoula, the man who directed and produced the film of 14 minutes duration that sparked violent protests in the Middle East and killed at least 50 people, including a U.S. ambassador. Nakoula, arrested Thursday in the city of Los Angeles, was identified by another name to get to the court: Mark Basseley Yousseff. The suspect, 55, said before the judge who used that name since 2002, although when he was in prison in 2010 for 21 monthsfor impersonating the identities of several relatives to open more than 600 bank accounts were false identified and was tried as Nakoula. B.Nakoula, according to The Associated Press. The judge, based on the long history of deception of the detainee, who is known at least six false identities, and the "real possibility of escape," has determined that Nakoula must remain in prison without bail until another judge holds a hearing and conclude whether the defamatory video director has breached the terms of his probation. "There is a clear suspicion against the accused," said the judge. In addition, under the terms of the 2010 conviction, the defendant could not use computers or the Internet or renamed during a period of five years without the prior approval of his probation officer. The suspect had to pay, in addition, a fine of $ 790,000 (600,000 euros). The prosecution has said that the prisoner had committed at least eight violations of his probation, among which is included the fact that he lied to agents and using different nicknames.Nakoula could face new charges involving up to two years in prison. In the last month, the suspect has used three different names. The movie "Girl of the Muslims", was shot last year by Sam Bacile. Although the film fragment was published in July on YouTube, the protests erupted in the Middle East until last 11-S, the eleventh anniversary of the first attack by Al Qaeda on New York, Washington and Pennsylvania that killed about 3,000 people. After these violent episodes, a man who identified himself as Bacile spoke with various media, including the newspaper The Wall Street Journal and the Associated Press, stating that he was the author of the video and "he had shot the film to show the truth about the Prophet Muhammad and Islam ", defined terms" like cancer. " The next day, the same agency concluded that Bacile was the same person who Nakoula, owner of a gas station and condemned for years by drug use and possession. Federal authorities interrogated the suspect Los Angeles last September 15 and identified as responsible for the trailer. Following this allegation, the detainee remained hidden. The third false identity occurred Thursday at the time of his arrest. The accused was identified as Mark Basseley Yousseff. Two weeks ago, Nakoula was found by the probation officers at his home on the outskirts of Los Angeles, where he lives with his wife and two children. The suspect left his house guarded by the county sheriff, covered to protect her identity. It was the first time she went before the judge. Then, the defendant had bail option, paid about $ 10,000, and that on that occasion, the judge considered that there was a flight risk, his lawyers have said the same agency.

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