The French justice charged Telegram founder Pavel Durov on Wednesday and declared him guilty freedom on condition of posting a bond of US$5.55 millionto be presented twice a week in the police station and not to abandon Francethe statement said.
Durov had been accused of a series of charges linked to organized crime, the Paris prosecutor announced, Laure Beauccauin an announcement four days after his arrest.
He businessman and 39-year-old founder had been investigated for several crimesincluding fraud, drug trafficking, cyberbullying, promotion of terrorism and organized crime, one of the sources said.
Parallel investigation: he is accused of violence against one of his children
The new research entrusted to the French agency for the prevention of violence against minors, OFMINhas just opened and is investigating Durov for “serious violence” against one of his children in Paris born in 2017.
The minor currently lives in Swiss with her mother, who was the one who presented the complaint in the Swiss country in 2023 accusing his ex-partner of violence against one of his sons. According to the Paris prosecutor’s office, the investigation will allow for checks to be carried out in Switzerland to find out whether “There is already a judicial framework” on these facts, in this case, the French justice will not replace Swiss style.
The case and arrest of Pavel Durov
He multimillionaire He was arrested on Saturday night, August 24, in the Le Bourget Airportnorth of the capital, when he arrived from Baku and had planned to spend at least one night in Paris for a planned dinner he had, added a source close to the investigation.
The investigating judge in charge of this investigation extended his detention on Sunday night. preventivewhich at most had a duration of 96 hours. The French agency for the prevention of violence against minors, OFMINhad issued an arrest warrant for Durov as part of a preliminary investigation.
The founder of Telegram He was accused of not taking action to prevent the use of the platform with criminal purposes and was investigated by the crimes cyberbullying, fraud, drug trafficking, organized crime and promotion of terrorism, one of the sources said.
Telegram positioned itself as one of the alternatives to American messaging platforms, criticized for their commercial exploitation of users’ personal data. “Pavel Durov has nothing to hide and frequently travels to Europe,” the company said, adding that Telegram “complies with the laws of the European Union”including the Digital Services Act. Its moderation is within industry standards.”
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