Telegram founder Pavel Durov was arrested and held in police custody for 96 hours earlier than being summoned to court docket.
Police transported Durov to court docket after the four-day restrict for regulation enforcement to detain a person earlier than showing in court docket expired on Wednesday, August 28, in line with France 24. The Telegram founder had turned himself in to the anti-fraud workplace in Paris since his arrest final weekend.
Durov's arrest has sparked condemnation world wide, with many calling it an affront to freedom of speech. Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino referred to as it “deeply disturbing.”
Prices in opposition to Durov
The 39-year-old billionaire is accused of violations associated to the Telegram app, primarily associated to an absence of moderation, together with conspiring to commit fraud and drug trafficking.
🚨 BREAKING: Telegram CEO Pavel Durov launched from detention
Telegram founder Pavel Durov has been launched from French detention after being arrested at Paris' Le Bourget airport.
Durov was detained on suspicion of failing to reasonable unlawful content material on Telegram. pic.twitter.com/WKjg5TLq53
— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) August 28, 2024
Durov, a Russian-born French and United Arab Emirates citizen, based Telegram 10 years in the past and the encrypted messaging app has grown exponentially since then, with a reported person base of over 950 million.
In current months, Telegram has emerged as a prime vacation spot for the cryptocurrency tap-to-earn sport, with the mixing of the TON blockchain being a key issue on this development.
His arrest prompted the TonCoin (TON) token to plummet by greater than 20%.
