Egypt's public prosecutor has ISSUED Arrest Warrants for seven Egyptian Coptic Christians and a U.S. pastor in connection with the anti-Islam movie That has stirred protests across the Muslim world.
The case has been filed by the emergency state security court in Cairo. Since the accused are not Believed to live in Egypt and probably hold U.S. citizenship, it is seen as a public relations exercise to absorption domestic anger over the film.
Among the accused is the Florida-based pastor Terry Jones, who allegedly was contacted by the makers of Innocence and of Muslims asked to help Promote the film. Jones rose to Notoriété in 2010 when he backed down from a planned Qur'an burning after pressure from U.S. defense Officials who said it would endanger troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The Egyptian prosecutor's office said the accused, including the alleged producer of the film, would face charges of harming national unity, Publicly insulting and attacking Islam and spreading false information. They said it could face the death penalty if convicted. No date for the trial has been set.
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