04:02President of The Patriots party Florian Philippot joined dozens in a rally in Paris on Sunday to denounce Telegram CEO Pavel Durov's arrest.
"I think he is in danger," Philippot said. "We have the oligarchy which is extremely violent with its adversaries. [Prime Minister Robert] Fico of Slovakia was almost assassinated in May, Donald Trump this summer was almost assassinated. Obviously something is going on so we should be extremely careful, I advise him to be careful."
Footage shows demonstrators rallying with French flags and signs reading 'Free speech, no censorship', 'In favor of sovereignty, stop Macron' and 'Resistance against globalist deep state narratives through its puppets'.
Some protesters expressed concern over what Durov's arrest means for the future of Telegram and free speech online, with one claiming "if Telegram loses its independence, it is over."
"Well, it's terrible, because in France we no longer have democracy and we can no longer say what we want. The government does not want Pavel Durov to continue to disclose things that Macron and his team do not like," another added.
Durov was detained at Le Bourget airport in France on August 24 and was later bailed on Wednesday for five million euros, although mystery now surrounds his exact location. He is subject to a travel ban preventing him from leaving France and he must attend a police station somewhere in the country twice a week.
The case involves allegations of his platform allowing 'illicit transactions by an organised gang', 'complicity in criminal distribution of sexual images of children' and a 'refusal to communicate with the authorities' - and he must attend a police station somewhere in France twice a week.
"I know that everything was pinned on him, he is responsible for terrorism, pedophilia, drug trafficking. He got blamed for everything. But with this kind of method, a social network manager can be sentenced to prison as an accomplice to everything as can the whole internet," Philippot commented.
Durov’s lawyer, David-Olivier Kaminski, criticised these claims, stating, "It is absurd to say that a platform or its boss is responsible for any abuse carried out on that platform." Kaminski emphasised that Telegram adheres to all European laws.
'He is in danger' - Patriots party president joins Parisians in rally denouncing Telegram CEO's arrest
President of The Patriots party Florian Philippot joined dozens in a rally in Paris on Sunday to denounce Telegram CEO Pavel Durov's arrest.
"I think he is in danger," Philippot said. "We have the oligarchy which is extremely violent with its adversaries. [Prime Minister Robert] Fico of Slovakia was almost assassinated in May, Donald Trump this summer was almost assassinated. Obviously something is going on so we should be extremely careful, I advise him to be careful."
Footage shows demonstrators rallying with French flags and signs reading 'Free speech, no censorship', 'In favor of sovereignty, stop Macron' and 'Resistance against globalist deep state narratives through its puppets'.
Some protesters expressed concern over what Durov's arrest means for the future of Telegram and free speech online, with one claiming "if Telegram loses its independence, it is over."
"Well, it's terrible, because in France we no longer have democracy and we can no longer say what we want. The government does not want Pavel Durov to continue to disclose things that Macron and his team do not like," another added.
Durov was detained at Le Bourget airport in France on August 24 and was later bailed on Wednesday for five million euros, although mystery now surrounds his exact location. He is subject to a travel ban preventing him from leaving France and he must attend a police station somewhere in the country twice a week.
The case involves allegations of his platform allowing 'illicit transactions by an organised gang', 'complicity in criminal distribution of sexual images of children' and a 'refusal to communicate with the authorities' - and he must attend a police station somewhere in France twice a week.
"I know that everything was pinned on him, he is responsible for terrorism, pedophilia, drug trafficking. He got blamed for everything. But with this kind of method, a social network manager can be sentenced to prison as an accomplice to everything as can the whole internet," Philippot commented.
Durov’s lawyer, David-Olivier Kaminski, criticised these claims, stating, "It is absurd to say that a platform or its boss is responsible for any abuse carried out on that platform." Kaminski emphasised that Telegram adheres to all European laws.
President of The Patriots party Florian Philippot joined dozens in a rally in Paris on Sunday to denounce Telegram CEO Pavel Durov's arrest.
"I think he is in danger," Philippot said. "We have the oligarchy which is extremely violent with its adversaries. [Prime Minister Robert] Fico of Slovakia was almost assassinated in May, Donald Trump this summer was almost assassinated. Obviously something is going on so we should be extremely careful, I advise him to be careful."
Footage shows demonstrators rallying with French flags and signs reading 'Free speech, no censorship', 'In favor of sovereignty, stop Macron' and 'Resistance against globalist deep state narratives through its puppets'.
Some protesters expressed concern over what Durov's arrest means for the future of Telegram and free speech online, with one claiming "if Telegram loses its independence, it is over."
"Well, it's terrible, because in France we no longer have democracy and we can no longer say what we want. The government does not want Pavel Durov to continue to disclose things that Macron and his team do not like," another added.
Durov was detained at Le Bourget airport in France on August 24 and was later bailed on Wednesday for five million euros, although mystery now surrounds his exact location. He is subject to a travel ban preventing him from leaving France and he must attend a police station somewhere in the country twice a week.
The case involves allegations of his platform allowing 'illicit transactions by an organised gang', 'complicity in criminal distribution of sexual images of children' and a 'refusal to communicate with the authorities' - and he must attend a police station somewhere in France twice a week.
"I know that everything was pinned on him, he is responsible for terrorism, pedophilia, drug trafficking. He got blamed for everything. But with this kind of method, a social network manager can be sentenced to prison as an accomplice to everything as can the whole internet," Philippot commented.
Durov’s lawyer, David-Olivier Kaminski, criticised these claims, stating, "It is absurd to say that a platform or its boss is responsible for any abuse carried out on that platform." Kaminski emphasised that Telegram adheres to all European laws.