Egypt’s Interpol office has issued an arrest warrant against eight people involved in producing an anti-Islam US-made movie that has sparked Muslims’ anger across the world.

The head of the office, Brigadier General Magdy al-Shafei, said Wednesday "The warrant of arrest was issued [in Egypt] against the defendants after the prosecutor accused them of committing crimes harming the unity of the nation and defamation of the Islamic religion."

Al-Shafei added that his office had asked the US Interpol to arrest the defendants. However, it is unlikely that Washington would prosecute the filmmakers under the law that protects the so called freedom of expression in the country.


While fury over the blasphemous movie has spread across the world, with protesters marching on the US embassies and torching the US flags, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said that the Obama administration will not apologize for the US-made video.

“We have made clear that we find it offensive and reprehensible and disgusting,” Carney said last week.

“We have denounced it. We have said we find it offensive and reprehensible, but we will not - you know, we cannot and will not squelch freedom of expression in this country.”

Meanwhile Egypt’s Public Prosecutor Abdel Meguid Mahmoud referred the eight people, involved in the making of the blasphemous film, to the Cairo Criminal Court on Tuesday.

The prosecution charged the eight with insulting the Islamic religion, insulting the Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) and inciting sectarian strife.

Shafei said that Egypt's Interpol office will send a request to the Department of Legal Affairs to issue a red bulletin against the defendants in 190 countries after receiving a copy of their court referral.
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