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Russian Prosecutors Seek â€˜Innocence of Muslimsâ€™ Ban

17 September 2012 23:19 (UTC +04:00)

Baku-APA. The Prosecutor Generalâ€™s Office has declared the film â€œInnocence of Muslimsâ€ extremist and will seek a court ruling to ban the controversial video in Russia, its spokeswoman said on Monday, APA reports quoting Ria Novosti.
Before a court ruling the Prosecutor Generalâ€™s Office has instructed the federal mass communications watchdog â€œto take measures to prevent media distribution of the information contained in this film,â€ she said.
The watchdog has already recommended that Russian Internet providers block access to the film, which portrays Muslims and the Prophet Muhammad in a negative light.
Senator Ruslan Gattarov filed a request to the Prosecutor Generalâ€™s Office earlier on Monday asking to prohibit the online demonstration of the film, which sparked riots across the Muslim world last week.
â€œObviously, the purpose of this filmâ€™s promoters is a religious split of the society, which can have far-reaching consequences,â€ the senator said.
The 14-minute trailer to "Innocence of Muslims" was originally posted on YouTube last June. It attracted little attention until September 8, when portions of the trailer were broadcast by a television network in Egypt.
Google, which owns YouTube, has denied a request from the U.S. government to remove the video, saying it does not violate the websiteâ€™s terms of use.