Emmanuel Macron, President of France, has disregarded what he qualified as “false information” regarding the arrest of Telegram CEO Pavel Durov. In a social media post, Macron stressed that the arrest was part of an investigation carried out by the judiciary and that it was “in no way a political decision,” as some reports claimed.
French President Emmanuel Macron Dismisses 'False Information' on Pavel Durov's Arrest; 'It Is in No Way a Political Decision'
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French President Emmanuel Macron on Telegram CEO Pavel Durov’s Arrest: ‘It Is up to the Judges to Rule on the Matter’
Emmanuel Macron, President of France, has clarified his responsibility in the recent arrest of Pavel Durov, founder and CEO of Telegram, a popular messaging and content distribution app. Macron took to social media to disregard what he called “false information” regarding the legal actions exerted against Durov and his involvement in this process.
Macron reinforced that the arrest was part of an investigation led by the country’s judiciary and that he played no part in it. He declared:
The arrest of the president of Telegram on French soil took place as part of an ongoing judicial investigation. It is in no way a political decision. It is up to the judges to rule on the matter.
Macron explained that in a state under the rule of law, that’s how these processes progress. Macron stresses that freedoms were upheld under a legal framework to protect citizens and respect their fundamental rights.
Furthermore, he concluded by stating that France was “deeply committed to freedom of expression and communication, to innovation, and to the spirit of entrepreneurship,” and that it would remain so.
Macron’s statements were received with incredulity by some cryptocurrency industry members. Chris Pavlovski, CEO of Rumble, an online video distribution platform facing the French state in court, blasted Macron’s take after leaving Europe. “Now we have leaders of the world pretending they are committed to free expression, when I hold facts that say otherwise. The boldness of world leaders to lie the way they do, makes me sick.” he assessed.
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