U.N. chief says anti-Islam filmmaker abused freedom of expression

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Wednesday the maker of an anti-Islam film that triggered violent protests across the Muslim world abused his right to freedom of expression by making the movie, which he called a "disgraceful and shameful act."

The film, posted on the Internet under several titles including "Innocence of Muslims," mocked the Prophet Mohammad and portrayed him as a womanizer and a fool.

It sparked days of deadly anti-American violence in many Muslim countries, including an assault on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi in Libya in which the U.S. ambassador died.

"Freedoms of expression should be and must be guaranteed and protected, when they are used for common justice, common purpose," Ban told a news conference.

"When some people use this freedom of expression to provoke or humiliate some others' values and beliefs, then this cannot be protected in such a way."

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Thank you Mr. Ban Ki-Moon.

More people ought to stand up to the slanderous and riot-inciting scum who seek to spread their vile hatred and cause mass violence because not enough people are willing to confront those who use hate speech as a pretext to agitate others.

If this was committed in other more progressive countries justice would've already been served.