Chief executive of Telegram messaging service was detained in France for failing to address crime on the app
Pavel Durov: The Russian-born billionaire was stopped on Saturday at Le Bourget airport near Paris after stepping out of a private jet. Photograph: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg
That’s why the French authorities’ arrest of Pavel Durov feels hugely significant. Durov, the chief executive of Telegram, is being held in custody in France as part of an investigation into cyber criminality. According to the Paris prosecutor’s office, the investigation concerns crimes related to illicit transactions, child sexual abuse images, fraud and the refusal to communicate information to authorities.
The authorities now have until Wednesday evening to decide to press charges against Durov, release him without charges or name him as a witness in the investigation and let him go free.Tax position on gift for carer who did not qualify for inheritanceAt the heart of the case, according to the Ofmin agency that issued the arrest warrant, is “the lack of moderation and co-operation of the platform”. The stakes could scarcely be higher here, as Irish politicians will know.
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