On Wednesday night, Pavel Durov’s 96 hours in police custody expired. The court must decide on his case.
The founder and CEO of Telegram, Pavel Durov, was brought to court, which must make a decision in his case. The newspaper Le Figaro reported this on Wednesday, August 28.
It is indicated that judicial investigators should determine by the end of the day whether they have collected enough information to transfer Durov’s case to a Paris court and file charges. If the investigators decide to proceed with the case, on Wednesday night the French judicial authorities must decide on a preventive measure. Today marks the end of Durov’s 96 hours in police custody.
As you know, on August 24, Pavel Durov was detained in France when his private plane landed at Paris Le Bourget Airport. According to a statement by the French prosecutor’s office, Durov is suspected of committing 12 crimes: all of them are related to the use of Telegram. In particular, it mentions the illegal transactions carried out through it and the use of the platform by fraudsters. Durov faces up to 20 years in prison.
And now, the media reported that French authorities issued arrest warrants for Pavel Durov and his older brother, Telegram co-founder Nikolai, in March.
Source: korrespondent
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