We consider him a Russian citizen and as much as possible we will be ready to provide assistance,
It's totally absurd to think that the head of a social network could be involved in criminal acts that do not concern him, either directly or indirectly,
Telegram fully abides with European rules on digital,
Other French investigation services and public prosecutors' offices as well as various partners within Eurojust, in particular Belgian ones, shared the same observation,
Telegram’s almost total failure to respond to judicial requests was brought to the attention of the cybercrime section (J3) of the organized crime national court (JUNALCO) within the Paris public prosecutor’s office, in particular by the national office for minors (OFMIN),
Telegram’s CEO, Pavel Durov, has nothing to hide and travels frequently in Europe,
But the situation is complicated by the fact that he is also a citizen of France,
It is absurd to claim that a platform or its owner are responsible for abuse of that platform,
An investigating judge has ended Pavel Durov’s police custody and will have him brought to court for a first appearance and a possible indictment,