US EditionTelegram founder's arrest part of larger investigation into alleged 'complicity' in child exploitation and drug trafficking
- French President Emmanuel Macron confirmed Pavel Durov's arrest, stating there is "no political motive" involved.
- Durov faces accusations of failing to control his platform's criminal usage, as reported by France’s OFMIN.
- Russian officials condemned the arrest, claiming it demonstrated the West's double standards regarding freedom of speech.
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Emmanuel Macron says ‘no political motive’ behind arrest of Telegram CEO Pavel Durov
Pavel Durov, the Russian-born founder of messaging app Telegram, was arrested in France as part of an ongoing judicial investigation, and there was no political motive, French president Emmanuel Macron said on Monday.
‘Not political decision,’ Macron says of Telegram founder Durov’s arrest in France for child porn, drug trafficking, fraud
PARIS, Aug 27 — Pavel Durov, the Russian-born founder of messaging app Telegram, was arrested in France as part of an investigation into crimes related to child pornography, drug trafficking and fraudulent transactions on the platform, French prosecutors said on Monday. French President Emmanuel Macron, making the first official confirmation of Durov’s arrest since he was detained at Le Bourget airport outside Paris on Saturday evening, said the…
Macron says arrest of the head of the Telegram messaging app wasn’t political
French President Emmanuel Macron said Monday that the arrest in France of the CEO of the popular messaging app Telegram, Pavel Durov, wasn’t a political move but part of an independent investigation. Durov was detained Saturday at Le Bourget airport in a judicial inquiry opened last month involving 12 alleged…
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