A convoy of police cars, including the founder of Telegram messenger Pavel Durov, left the courthouse in the French capital. This was reported by RIA Novosti.
Durov remained in court for several hours, after which the Paris prosecutor’s office announced that he could be released on bail.
Before that reportedDurov, who was detained in France, faces up to 10 years in prison on six charges, including running an online platform for illegal transactions.
Durova was detained Getting off a private jet at Le Bourget Airport in France on the evening of August 24. The entrepreneur arrived in the country from Azerbaijan.
In the French police stated The businessman was accused of refusing to cooperate on cyber and financial crimes on Telegram, Reuters reported. They added that Durov was under investigation by the national cybercrime and fraud departments.
At the same time, the prosecutor’s office clarifiedDurov was reportedly questioned as part of an investigation into “an unnamed person” accused of 12 crimes. The case was opened on July 8.
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Source: Gazeta
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