The French justice system has charged the founder of the Telegram messaging platform, Pável Dúrov, on charges ranging from money laundering to complicity in the dissemination of paedophile images, and agreed to be released under police supervision on bail of 5 million euros.
After taking his statement in Paris, the investigating judges ordered that he be charged with all the charges brought against him in the investigation phase, which amounted to a dozen.
“He has been placed under judicial surveillance, required to post a bail of 5 million euros, report to the police twice a week and be banned from leaving France,” Laure Beccuau, the top prosecutor in France, said in a statement.
Durov’s indictment
The indictment of Durov, 39, came after he had been held in provisional custody for four days (the maximum legal period given the charges against him), following his arrest at the private airport of Le Bourget, near Paris, last Saturday.
The list of crimes he is accused of includes complicity in the administration of an online platform to enable illicit transactions by organised gangs, complicity in fraud and trafficking.
Added to this, among other charges, is the alleged responsibility of the Russian-born billionaire for the dissemination of child sexual abuse material on Telegram.
The investigation was initiated following a complaint filed by Durov’s ex-partner in Switzerland, where she resides with the victim, who was born in 2017.
EFE/Union Radio
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2024-08-31 07:33:45