Emmanuel Macron hacked emails: French media ordered by electoral commission not to publish content of messages

Emmanuel Macron hacked emails: French media ordered by electoral commission not to publish content of messages

London Independent
May 6, 2017

France’s electoral commission has ordered media not to publish contents of Emmanuel Macron’s leaked campaign emails to avoid influencing the election.

It warned news outlets in France that journalists could face criminal charges for publishing or republishing the material, under laws that came into effect at midnight forbidding any commentary liable to affect the presidential race.

There were fears the hack could swing Sundays final vote, where Mr Macron was expected to comfortably beat far-right candidate Marine Le Pen.

As much as 9GB gigabytes of data were posted on a profile called EMLEAKS to an anonymous document sharing site under two days before the final vote.

While French election rules forbid the media from publishing the emails, they also ban Mr Macron or his team from commenting on or denying any allegations.

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