US EditionTelegram’s CEO Durov in Dubai as France continues to investigate criminal activity on messaging app
- Telegram Founder Pavel Durov announced his return to Dubai after being imprisoned in France amid a criminal investigation against his messaging app.
- Durov was arrested in August 2024 and charged with complicity in child abuse and drug trafficking on Telegram.
- He was released on a $5.6 million bail and was required to report to police twice a week.
- Durov criticized the charges against him, stating that it's misguided to hold a CEO responsible for third-party actions on their platform.
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Telegram CEO Durov returns to Dubai amid French investigation
Pavel Durov, Telegram's Russian-born founder and CEO, said on March 17 that he had returned to Dubai after spending several months in France over an investigation into criminal activity on his messaging app.The entrepreneur, who also holds French and Emirati citizenship, said that the investigating judges allowed him to depart even though the probe is ongoing.Durov was arrested at the Le Bourget airport outside of Paris in August 2024 and faces …
Telegram's CEO Durov back in Dubai
Telegram CEO Pavel Durov said Monday that he has travelled from France to Dubai as French authorities continue to investigate criminal activity on his messaging app. Durov revealed his whereabouts in a post on his Telegram channel. He had been detained last year after arriving in Paris, where French authorities handed him preliminary charges for
Telegram CEO Pavel Durov back in Dubai after Paris arrest over criminal activity on app
Telegram founder Pavel Durov on Monday said he has returned to Dubai after his stunning arrest near a Paris airport last year tied to a French probe of criminal activity on his app.
Telegram CEO Pavel Durov leaves France for Dubai despite investigation
Pavel Durov, the founder and CEO of Telegram, said Monday he is back home in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, seven months after his arrest in France over charges the social messaging app was used for criminal activity.
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