One of the producers of the infamous APEC stunt that saw 11 members of The Chaser's War on Everything charged by police in 2007 has criticised the laying of charges against the stunt video makers the Jalals.

"There's a big difference between saying 'I didn't find that funny' and 'that was a criminal offence'," the Chaser's Julian Morrow told Fairfax. "We're lucky to live in a country that is democratic and liberal, but we live in a time when the bar is constantly being lowered on what's a criminal offence, especially when it's even technically related to 'terrorism', and that's bad."

Morrow was speaking after the Jalal brothers Max, 20, and Arman, 18, and a 16-year-old male were charged by Victoria Police after posting of a prank video in which they faked a series of drive-by shootings while dressed in religious clothing.

The three were charged on Thursday with public nuisance, possessing a prohibited weapon and behaving in an offensive manner in a public place. The weapon charge – relating to carrying a fake gun without a permit – carries a maximum sentence of two years in prison.