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My thinking as well.
I’ve been reading the French press since the arrest and it barely gets mentioned; and when it does, it’s framed as just an ordinary investigation into a tech platform, only with a higher-profile arrest as usual.
In other words, nobody is reading too deeply into it because there’s a fair degree of trust that the judiciary is independent, acts in accordance with the rule of law, and that an independent judge will assess the situation fairly, whether in favor or against Durov.
Whereas for people unused to the rule of law and with low institutional trust, it’s easily interpreted as an arbitrary and political arrest, as usually happens back home.
I’m not defending the French law in question, by the way. It may be antiquated, unsuitable for the 21st century, and in need of an overhaul. But as @horneps aptly said in another cast, “the law will do what the law can do”. Whether we like it or not is orthogonal. 1 reply
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