Pavel Durov, founder and CEO of Telegram. File | Photograph credit score: Reuters
French prosecutors on Wednesday (28 August 2024) launched Telegram CEO Pavel Durov from police custody after 4 days of questioning over allegations that the platform is getting used for unlawful actions.
Mr Durov was arrested on Saturday (24 August 2024) at Le Bourget airport, outdoors Paris, as a part of a judicial investigation opened final month into 12 alleged prison offences.
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“An investigating decide has ended Pavel Durov’s pretrial detention and can carry him earlier than the court docket for a primary look and potential arraignment,” the Paris prosecutor’s workplace mentioned in an announcement.
Different allegations in opposition to Durov, who’s a French citizen, embody that his platform is getting used for youngster sexual abuse materials and drug trafficking, fraud and instigation of organized crime transactions and that Telegram refused to share info or paperwork with investigators when required by legislation.
