Telegram founder Pavel Durov was arrested in France on Aug. 24. Here’s what we know so far and how prominent figures have reacted.
Telegram founder and CEO Pavel Durov was detained by French authorities in relation to a search warrant targeting alleged violations of the encrypted messaging platform.
According to Le Monde and other French media outlets, Durov was arrested at Le Bourget airport north of Paris after landing in his private jet, which had traveled from Azerbaijan.
Le Monde cited sources close to the case that confirmed Durov’s arrest. At the same time, a Bloomberg report noted that Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova also corroborated the information in a Telegram post.
