Telegram CEO Durov is accused of 12 crimes
Monday, 26 August 2024, 20:38
French law enforcement has accused Pavel Durov, the founder and CEO of the Telegram messenger, of 12 crimes.
Source: press release of the Parisian Court of Justice
Details: Durov is under investigation in a case about cybercrimes and extortion.
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The French Prosecutor’s Office specified that he had been accused of 12 crimes:
- refusing to transfer information relevant to investigations on the request of law enforcement agencies;
- complicity in drug trafficking;
- complicity in cybercrimes;
- complicity in extortion;
- laundering of illegally obtained funds;
- illegal providing of cryptographic services and tools for facilitating confidentiality;
- complicity in storing pornographic content featuring minors.
Durov may be punished with 5 to 10 years of imprisonment and a fine of €150,000 to €500,000 under the article about managing an online-platform which allows illegal trafficking of forbidden products, content or services.
Durov may remain in custody until 28 August.
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Background:
- French President Emmanuel Macron stressed that the decision to detain Pavel Durov was not political.
- Toncoin lost US$2.7 billion in value after the news about the arrest of Pavel Durov, the founder of the Telegram messenger.
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