Pavel Durov, the Telegram founder who was detained on Saturday night, has been released from police custody in France. He faces indictment for a number of offenses, such as terrorism, drugs, money laundering, fraud and smuggling. Prosecutors in Paris said they will now face "initial questioning and possible indictment".
Founder of Telegram Pavel Durov was released from police custody in France and taken to court for questioning ahead of possible indictment, prosecutors told CNN, transmissions H1.
Durov was transported in a police vehicle from the office that deals with fraud, writes CNN.
Prosecutors in Paris said he will now face "initial questioning and possible indictment" in a Paris court.
There is a threat of indictment for several criminal acts
Durov was taken into custody on Saturday evening at Bourges Airport in the suburbs Paris. Durov was accompanied by his bodyguard and his wife, and was arrested after he landed at the airport from Azerbaijan on a private plane.
French judicial authorities believe that due to the lack of cooperation with investigative authorities and the tools that the Telegram platform offers, Durov is responsible for several criminal acts, reports RTS.
French media reports that he faces indictment for a series of offenses, such as terrorism, drugs, money laundering, fraud and smuggling.
"Enough with Telegram's impunity"
France's OFMIN, the office in charge of preventing violence against minors, issued an arrest warrant for Durov as part of a preliminary investigation into alleged crimes including fraud, drug trafficking, cyberbullying, organized crime and the promotion of terrorism, one of the sources said, AFP reported. France 24.
Durov is accused of not taking measures to curb the criminal use of his platform.
Dubai-based encrypted messaging app Telegram has positioned itself as an alternative to US-owned platforms, which have been criticized for commercial exploitation of users' personal data.
Telegram has pledged to never reveal any information about its users, according to French media.
Telegram allows disinformation
Due to its mixed nature, as a private method of communication and a social media-like platform with mass groups and channels, and with minimal restrictions on content that often refers to violence, shares prohibited illegal forms of pornography and encourages fraud, the Telegram platform has been frequently used by various organizations and large groups to recruit and spread their program.
Organized use of the application has been linked to pro-democracy protests in Belarus, Russia, Hong Kong, and Iran, as well as the spread of state propaganda and violent rhetoric in repressive regimes, the promotion of extremist views, and the digitization of services provided by state authorities and private businesses.
The app has been criticized by a number of research institutions and internet watchdogs for violent organizations such as Islamic State, the neo-fascist white group Proud Boys and the Myanmar junta that use the app to communicate, both privately between members and publicly through channel posts. .
Source: H1
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