France's Macron Says Arrest Of The Head Of Telegram Messaging App Pavel Durov Wasn’t Political

PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron said Monday that nan apprehension successful France of nan CEO of nan celebrated messaging app Telegram, Pavel Durov, wasn’t a governmental move but portion of an independent investigation.

In France’s first nationalist remark connected nan arrest, Macron posted connected nan societal media level X that his state “is profoundly committed” to state of look but “freedoms are upheld wrong a ineligible framework, some connected societal media and successful existent life, to protect citizens and respect their basal rights.”

He said nan apprehension “is successful nary measurement a governmental decision. It is up to nan judges to norm connected nan matter.”

French media reported that Durov was detained astatine a Paris airdrome connected Saturday connected an apprehension warrant alleging his level has been utilized for money laundering, supplier trafficking and different offenses.

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