‘Chilling’ arrest of French publisher by UK counter-terrorism police condemned

Editions la Fabrique says foreign rights manager Ernest Moret was held for several hours and asked disturbing questions' about his political opinions

The French publishing house whose employee was arrested on terror charges on his way to London book fair has said it is chilling" that he was asked by British detectives about the authors published by his company.

Ernest Moret was approached by two plainclothes officers at St Pancras station on Monday evening, after arriving by train from Paris. He was arrested, after six hours of questioning, for alleged obstruction in refusing to disclose the passcodes to his phone and computer.