Telegram founder Pavel Durov charged with allowing criminal activity on messaging app

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov facing up to 10 years in prison for alleged criminal activity on app

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov faces up to 10 years in prison for alleged criminal activity on app – CBS News Watch CBS News Telegram CEO and co-founder Pavel Durov could spend up to 10 years behind bars with French authorities accusing him of allowing criminal activity on his popular encrypted app. Durov is facing multiple charges and he must remain in France during the investigation. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Holly Williams has…

Telegram CEO Durov Faces Preliminary Charges of Allowing Crime on App

French judges charged the messaging app founder and will investigate further, whilefree speech advocates rallied to the executive's cause.

Telegram chief Durov freed on bail after being formally charged over crime on messaging app

Russian-born Telegram boss Pavel Durov was released on bail after being placed under formal investigation by French authorities following his arrest as part of a probe related to illegal content carried on his messaging app. Durov was freed after paying a €5 million deposit and instructed not to leave France. The Kremlin, which is closely watching the case, emphasised his status as a Russian citizen and warned against "political persecution".

UAE in contact with French authorities over Telegram CEO Durov

A French judge has placed Mr. Durov under a formal investigation after a probe into organised crime on the messaging app and ordered the Russian-born executive not to leave French territory.

France formally charges Telegram founder, Pavel Durov, over organized crime on messaging app

After spending four days in police custody, the founder and CEO of messaging app Telegram, Pavel Durov, was put under formal investigation in France on Thursday for a wide range of criminal charges. He was also released from custody on the condition that he does not leave French territory during the investigation. Bail was set at €5 million (around $5.6 million) and he must check in at a police station twice a week. On Tuesday, the court in cha…

Telegram CEO Durov Faces Preliminary Charges in France of Allowing Crime on Messaging App

PARIS (AP) — French authorities handed preliminary charges to Telegram CEO Pavel Durov on Wednesday for allowing alleged criminal activity on his messaging app and barred him from leaving France pending further investigation.