2024-08-26 15:30:33
He opposes “false information”. Emmanuel Macron assured on Monday that the arrest on the French territory of the boss of the encrypted messaging company Telegram, Pavel Durov, “in no way makes a political decision”, remembering that France “is attached to the freedom of expression and communication”.
“The arrest of Telegram’s leader on French territory took place as part of an ongoing judicial investigation. This is in a way that does not involve political decision. It’s up to the judges to decide,” the French president said on the X social network.
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Accompanied by his bodyguard and his assistant who always follows him, the 39-year-old Franco-Russian billionaire was arrested on Saturday evening at Bourget airport, north of Paris. He was the target of a search warrant issued by French investigators targeting various crimes in encrypted messaging. His police custody was extended on Sunday evening.
In his message, President Macron denounced “false information about France following the arrest of Pavel Durov”. “France is more than anything tied to freedom of expression and communication, innovation and commerce. It will remain so,” he assured.
“In a law, on social networks as in real life, freedoms are used within the framework established by law to protect citizens and respect their fundamental rights. It comes to parliament, in total freedom, to enforce the law,” he stressed.
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