Nakoula
Basseley Nakoula the man behind the anti-Muslim film that led to mass protests
in the Middle East has been sentenced to a year in jail for probation
violations, the BBC reports.
Nakoula was sentenced by a
judge in California after admitting four violations which stem from a 2010
conviction for fraud. Contrary to what most people would have thought, none of
the charges was connected with the content of the controversial film, ‘Innocence
of Muslims.’
It will be recalled that dozens of people died in the Middle East
as a result of protests over the film.
US District Judge Christina
Snyder said Nakoula, 55, must spend 12 months in prison followed by four years
of supervised release. Prosecutors had been seeking a two-year sentence.
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