I don't know him but the idea that an individual CEO would be handled in this way seems extreme and calls into question the actual motives of the French government.
> For all we know he could have been completely complicit.
I guess he could be an international terrorist drug dealing pimp.
> Hold your horses people.
The French governments actions and communication on the subject has created this environment. They can easily alter it if they choose.
"Durov was naturalized as a French citizen in August 2021, giving him European Union citizenship. Le Monde described the naturalisation as "mysterious", since Durov had not resided in France apart from brief visits. Le Monde suggested that Durov was naturalised via the rarely used "merit foreigner" procedure that is awarded directly by the French government to people viewed to have contributed exceptionally to France's international influence or international economic relations." [1]
Seems obvious that there is much more than meets the eye...
I would hope that it is pretty normal, that a CEO can be treated exactly that way.