Emmanuel Macron's statement on Pavel Durov

Emmanuel Macron has said that reports of false information about France following the arrest of Telegram founder Pavel Durov are untrue, and that the arrest was not a political decision. In his statement, Macron says France remains attached to freedom of expression, communication, innovation and entrepreneurship, and that these freedoms are exercised within a legal framework in a state governed by the rule of law. He adds that the arrest, made on French territory, took place within an ongoing judicial investigation, and that it is for judges, in full independence, to decide the matter.