Pavel Durov, 39, faces multiple charges of failing to curb extremist and illegal content on the popular messaging app following a hearing with investigating magistrates in Paris.
Pavel Durov, founder and CEO of Telegram, is being investigated for “serious acts of violence” against his own son in France. The French authorities’ investigation into “serious acts of violence” against his seven-year-old son adds to the ongoing investigation into his alleged failure to curb illegal content on Telegram applicationThe investigation reportedly began recently.
Born in 2017, Durov’s son Currently lives in Switzerland.
If convicted, Durov could face serious legal consequences.
Durov was arrested last week in France and questioned in the following days under arrest by investigators.
Durov is banned from leaving France
Durov, 39, faces multiple charges of failing to curb extremist and illegal content on the popular messaging app following a hearing with investigating magistrates in Paris.
He was later granted bail of five million euros.
Durov has been charged with alleged crimes involving an organized group, including “complicity in the management of an online platform to enable an unlawful transaction.”
Authorities say Durov has refused to share documents requested by authorities, as well as being accused of “disseminating in an organized group images of minors in child pornography,” as well as drug trafficking, fraud and money laundering.
His lawyer denied the accusations and called them “absurd.” “Telegram complies in all respects with European standards regarding digital technology.”
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