Authorities are reportedly preparing to charge Durov with offenses including aiding terrorism, money laundering, and crimes against children.
French authorities have confirmed the detention of Pavel Durov , the Russian-born tech billionaire and CEO of the social messaging app Telegram . Reports from French media indicate that his detention is linked to alleged violations connected to the social media platform.
According to TF1, Durov was detained on Saturday night while returning from Azerbaijan on a private jet, which landed at Le Bourget airport near Paris.Telegram released its first official statement on Sunday regarding the detention of its CEO. The company expressed strong support for Durov and hopes for a swift resolution to the situation.
Telegram’s statement was posted on August 25 at around 12:00 PM PST via the platform’s Telegram News channel.Pavel Durov was once seen as Russia’s answer to Mark Zuckerberg, but he left the country in 2014 after losing control of his social network due to his refusal to surrender data on Ukrainian opposition groups to Russian security agencies.issued a diplomatic note demanding access to him, according to Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova, who spoke on Russian state TV.
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