France has given reasons for detaining Telegram founder and chief executive Paul Duro.
According to the statement released by the French authorities, Paul Duro was arrested under various charges.
The statement said that the judicial investigation in this regard was started on July 8.
The Telegram founder was detained on 12 charges, including money laundering, fraud, illegal transactions and operating an online platform that allows inappropriate content related to children, according to a statement released by prosecutor Laure Beccuau.
The court has ordered to keep Pavel Duro in police custody till August 28.
Telegram said in a statement that the company complies with EU laws.
According to the statement, ‘the claim that a platform or its owner is responsible for users’ misuse of the platform is absurd’.
In this regard, French President Emmanuel Macron said in a statement on X (Twitter) on August 26 that it is wrong that the founder of Telegram was arrested for political purposes.
It should be noted that Paul Douro was arrested by the French authorities in Paris in the past few days.
Pavel Douro was born in Russia and also holds citizenship of France and the United Arab Emirates.
Russia and the United Arab Emirates have requested the French government to access Pavel Douro.
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