Durov flew to France from Azerbaijan along with a bodyguard and an unnamed woman on a private jet on Saturday, August 24, at about 21:00 Moscow time. Upon exiting the jet, he was met by gendarmes with a search warrant issued by the French National Directorate of the Judicial Police based on a preliminary investigation. Durov was placed in custody. It is known that he is planned to be charged under several articles. Among the crimes that the businessman may be accused of committing are terrorism, fraud, money laundering and distribution of pedophile content, as well as drug trafficking. All of these charges are related to the fact that, according to the investigation, the people committing these crimes used Telegram for these purposes.
Pavel Durov could face 20 years in prison in France
