TELEGRAM CEO PAVEL DUROV TO FACE JUDGE IN PARIS AS DETENTION ENDS: REPORT

Wed 28 August 2024:

Pavel Durov, the founder and CEO of the encrypted messaging app Telegram, was brought to court on Wednesday in Paris, according to media reports.

Durov’s detention, which started on Saturday and was extended once, ended on Wednesday, broadcaster BFMTV said.

The investigating judge put an end to his custody in order to proceed to a preliminary examination and a possible indictment after the questioning, according to the broadcaster.

Durov was arrested on Saturday evening as he alighted from his private jet at Bourget Airport in Paris, according to French media outlets.

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Russia criticizes ‘neoliberal elites’

Russia on Wednesday criticized “neoliberal elites” for their silence over the arrest of Telegram founder Pavel Durov by French authorities, urging the global community to speak out against his detention, which is tantamount to suppressing free speech and violating international law.

Commenting on Durov’s arrest upon his arrival at Le Bourget airport in France on Saturday from Azerbaijan, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova during a press conference in Moscow denounced it, saying Paris has once again violated international norms governing the protection of freedom of expression.

“Tens of millions of social media users are outraged, representatives of the financial community and numerous independent public figures are in a state of shock, yet the neoliberal elites remain deathly silent.

“In this situation, relevant international structures must fulfil their mandate to protect freedom of speech and the dissemination of information, and condemn the French authorities’ actions to restrict these freedoms,” Zakharova said.

The 39-year-old Franco-Russian, listed as a wanted person in France, had just arrived from Azerbaijan.

After conducting a preliminary investigation, the French National Judicial Police issued his search warrant.

The investigation focused on Telegram’s lack of moderation, which police believed enabled criminal activity to continue undeterred on the messaging app.

SOURCE: INDEPENDENT PRESS AND NEWS AGENCIES

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