Odaily Planet Daily News According to a statement released by the Paris Judicial Court, Telegram CEO Pavel Durov faces a total of 12 charges, including providing unauthorized "cryptography" services and tools. The statement said: "The arrest of Telegram founder Pavel Durov was implemented in the context of a judicial investigation that began on July 8, 2024, after the Paris Prosecutor's Office's Anti-Cybercrime Department had launched a preliminary investigation. The statement continued, "A judicial investigation was launched against unnamed persons, with charges including... providing cryptographic services designed to ensure confidentiality without a certified statement, providing cryptographic tools that cannot ensure authentication or integrity monitoring alone without prior declaration, and importing cryptographic tools that can ensure authentication or integrity monitoring without prior declaration. " Several other charges are listed in the document, including conspiracy to "possess pornographic images of minors" and "laundering illegal proceeds for criminal organizations." Durov is being questioned in a cybercrime investigation and will be detained until August 28. (The Block)