The court completed the detention of Pavel Durov. However, the billionaire was not released;
Telegram founder Pavel Durov was charged in France, after which he was released under judicial control, but with a ban on leaving the country. The Paris prosecutor’s office reported this on Wednesday, August 28.
According to Reuters, Durov was released on bail subject to the payment of 5 million euros, visits from the police twice a week and a ban on leaving French territory.
The court’s decision came four days after Russian-born Durov was arrested at an airport near Paris.
It is known that Pavel Durov faces up to 10 years in prison;
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Complicity in facilitating illegal transactions.
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Conspiracy to possess pornographic materials, including those involving minors.
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Complicity in drug trafficking.
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Conspiracy to defraud.
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Provides cryptological services.
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Refusal to provide necessary information or documents at the request of authorized bodies.
In particular, the founder of Telegram was accused by the French judicial authorities of not taking action against the criminal use of his messaging service.
Paris prosecutor Laure Beccu said the judge concluded there were grounds for an official investigation into all the cases in which Durov was initially detained.
Earlier it was reported that the founder and CEO of Telegram, Pavel Durov, was brought to court, which should make a decision in his case.
Media reported that French authorities issued arrest warrants for Pavel Durov and his older brother, Telegram co-founder Nikolai, in March.
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