“S“We immediately asked the French authorities to clarify the reasons for his arrest and demanded that his rights be protected and that he be granted consular access. So far, the French side continues to refuse to cooperate in this case,” the Russian embassy in Paris accused, quoted by RIA Novosti news agency.
CEO of Telegram, an encrypted messaging service, holds both Russian and French citizenship.
Pavel Durov, 39, was arrested on Saturday night on the tarmac at Le Bourget airport while travelling on a private plane from Azerbaijan.
The French judiciary considers that the lack of moderation in the Telegram application and Pavel Durov's lack of cooperation with the authorities, as well as the tools provided by the platform, such as disposable numbers and encryption, make him an accomplice in crimes such as drug trafficking, paedophilia and fraud.
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