The French prosecutor’s office reported that Pavel Durov will remain in custody until August 28. The case against the Telegram founder was opened on July 8. It turned out that the billionaire was interrogated as part of an investigation into 12 crimes.
The list of crimes with which he is accused includes: complicity in the management of an online platform for carrying out illegal operations of organized groups, complicity in the distribution of prohibited substances, complicity in cybercrime, complicity in fraud within organized criminal groups, laundering of proceeds of crime, etc.
According to RIA Novosti, the investigation into the Pavel Durov case is being conducted by the Digital Crime Combating Center and the National Anti-Fraud Bureau.
Let us also recall that the businessman was detained while getting off a private jet at Paris Le Bourget Airport. According to media reports, “the arrest warrant was issued due to Durov’s failure to cooperate with French security forces.”
Source: People Talk
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