Telegram CEO Pavel Durov Freed After Police Detention
French prosecutors released Telegram CEO Pavel Durov after four days of police questioning regarding allegations that the platform is being used for illegal activities. The investigation involves criminal violations related to child abuse material, drug trafficking, fraud, and organized crime.
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French prosecutors on Wednesday freed Telegram CEO Pavel Durov from police custody after four days of questioning over allegations that the platform is being used for illegal activities.
Durov was detained on Saturday at Le Bourget airport outside Paris as part of a judicial inquiry opened last month involving 12 alleged criminal violations.
"An investigating judge has ended Pavel Durov's police custody and will have him brought to court for a first appearance and a possible indictment," a statement from the Paris prosecutor's office said.
Other allegations against Durov, who is a French citizen, include that his platform is being used for child sexual abuse material and drug trafficking, fraud and abetting organized crime transactions, and that Telegram refused to share information or documents with investigators when required by law.
(With inputs from agencies.)
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