Paris:
President Emmanuel Macron criticized political leaders for “distortions” over the Prophet Muhammad cartoons, saying that too often people have been tricked into believing they were a creation of the French state, in an interview broadcast on Saturday,
Speaking to Al-Jazeera, he denounced “a confusion that has been fueled by many media – and sometimes political and religious leaders – that is to say that these cartoons are in a way the project or the creation of the French government or the President “.
He also denounced calls to boycott French products as “unworthy” and “unacceptable”, saying the campaign had been created by certain private groups “who have relied on lies … sometimes other leaders” on them. cartoons published in the weekly Charlie Hebdo.
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