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Durov Hit With Six Charges, Barred From Leaving France - Paris Prosecutor's Office
Durov Hit With Six Charges, Barred From Leaving France - Paris Prosecutor's Office
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Telegram founder Pavel Durov has been placed under judicial supervision, is forbidden to leave France, and must pay bail in of 5 million euros ($5.5 million), the Paris Prosecutors's Office said.
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A release issued by the prosecutor's office detailed that the Telegram founder was placed under judicial supervision and is forbidden to leave France in the interim. In addition to reporting to a police station twice a week, he has been ordered to pay a bail to the tune of 5 million euros ($5.5 million).The list of crimes and offenses include: complicity in the administration of an online platform for illegal transactions by an organized group; refusal to provide information or documents at the request of authorized bodies; concealment of crimes as part of an organized criminal group; provision of cryptology services aimed at ensuring confidentiality functions without a corresponding statement, and import of cryptology tools that do not provide exclusively authentication functions or integrity checks without prior notice.Durov is also accused of complicity in the distribution by an organized group of an image of a minor that is pornographic in nature; drug trafficking; fraud by an organized group; complicity in the transfer or provision without legitimate grounds of equipment, tools, programs or data developed or adapted for hacking and access to the functioning of an automated data processing system; complicity in a criminal community for the purpose of committing crimes.The charges, which could land Durov behind bars for years, mark a rare instance in which the CEO of a major online platform has been charged for alleged criminal behavior in a platform.The Russian-born Durov, who holds citizenship in several countries including France, has been held in French custody since Saturday, when he was detained at Paris' Bourget Airport over the alleged criminal use of his Telegram app, offenses that included terrorism, drug trafficking, money laundering and fraud. The charges came down as Durov's term of detention was nearing its expiration. He had earlier been transferred to a Paris court for “initial questioning and possible indictment.” Since the Saturday arrest, the Durov case has grabbed headlines worldwide. Critics of the move have highlighted the charges mark a slippery slope for the tech industry. The long list of dubious charges, however, have been widely condemned as having been politically motivated. Despite critiques on the case, French President Emmanuel Macron has claimed that the arrest was not a political decision, adding that the determination would be left to the French legal system.The Wednesday release detailed that the preliminary investigation into Durov was initially launched in February 2024 before an indictment was introduced by July. The move to push the case forward came after an "almost complete lack of response to court requests" by Telegram.
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Durov Hit With Six Charges, Barred From Leaving France - Paris Prosecutor's Office
20:08 GMT 28.08.2024 (Updated: 00:05 GMT 29.08.2024) MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Telegram founder Pavel Durov has been hit with six charges, including allegedly administering online platform in order to commit illegal transactions and drug trafficking, the Paris Prosecutors's Office said on Wednesday.
A release issued by the prosecutor's office detailed that the Telegram founder was placed under judicial supervision and is forbidden to leave France in the interim. In addition to reporting to a police station twice a week, he has been ordered to pay a bail to the tune of 5 million euros ($5.5 million).
The list of crimes and offenses include: complicity in the administration of an online platform for illegal transactions by an organized group; refusal to provide information or documents at the request of authorized bodies; concealment of crimes as part of an organized criminal group; provision of cryptology services aimed at ensuring confidentiality functions without a corresponding statement, and import of cryptology tools that do not provide exclusively authentication functions or integrity checks without prior notice.
Durov is also accused of complicity in the distribution by an organized group of an image of a minor that is pornographic in nature; drug trafficking; fraud by an organized group; complicity in the transfer or provision without legitimate grounds of equipment, tools, programs or data developed or adapted for hacking and access to the functioning of an automated data processing system; complicity in a criminal community for the purpose of committing crimes.
The charges, which could land Durov behind bars for years, mark a rare instance in which the CEO of a major online platform has been charged for alleged criminal behavior in a platform.
The Russian-born Durov, who holds citizenship in several countries including France, has been held in French custody since Saturday, when he was
detained at Paris' Bourget Airport over the alleged criminal use of his Telegram app, offenses that included terrorism, drug trafficking, money laundering and fraud.
The charges came down as Durov's term of detention was nearing its expiration. He had earlier been transferred to a Paris court for “initial questioning and possible indictment.”
Since the Saturday arrest, the Durov case has grabbed headlines worldwide. Critics of the move have highlighted the charges
mark a slippery slope for the tech industry.
The long list of dubious charges, however, have been widely condemned as having been politically motivated.
"There is no doubt that there are some hidden details, attempts to impose conditions and instructions from Western countries in order to make this application a tool of the West," Syrian Deputy Information Minister Ahmed Dawa
previously told Sputnik ahead of the announcement by the Paris prosecutor's office.
Despite critiques on the case, French President Emmanuel Macron has claimed that the arrest was not a political decision, adding that the determination would be left to the French legal system.
The Wednesday release detailed that the preliminary investigation into Durov was initially launched in February 2024 before an indictment was introduced by July. The move to push the case forward came after an "almost complete lack of response to court requests" by Telegram.
