Terrorism, money laundering, pedophile content. Pavel Durov detained in France.
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.
Terrorism, money laundering, pedophile content. Pavel Durov detained in France. He faces up to 20 years in prison
Durov flew to France from Azerbaijan together with a bodyguard and an unnamed girl on a private jet on Saturday, August 24, at about 21:00 Moscow time. At the exit of the jet, he was met by gendarmes with a search warrant, which was issued by the National Directorate of the French Judicial Police based on a preliminary investigation. Durov was taken into 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 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 $TON #FREEDUROV