Telegram founder, Pavel Durov, allowed to leave France — despite ongoing criminal investigation

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Pavel Durov, the founder and CEO of the Messaging App Telegram, will no longer have to be in France. A source AFP says The investigating judge in charge of the Durobi case has accepted a request to amend the terms of his supervision.

“As you heard, I have returned to Dubai for several months in France due to investigations of criminals in the telegram,” Durov wrote in a message posted on his telegram channel on Monday. “The process is going on, but it looks great at home.”

Durov was arrested on August 24, 2024 after leaving a private jet at Le Bourjet Airport in France. He spent four days in police custody – led Coverage His arrest.

Shortly after that, the Paris Criminal Court, which is in charge of the investigation, Explanation The reason for his arrest. Most of the allegations are alleged that the founder of the telegram is surrounded by the division of organized frauds, illegal transactions and sharing in sharing CSAM (child sexual abuse) on the messaging and social platform.

At this time, distant Agree € 5 million bail (5.5 million dollars at current exchange rate) and to check in the police station twice a week. During the investigation, he was also banned from leaving France. However, these conditions now seem to be amended – enables him to leave the country legally.

The Paris court did not release a statement on the cause of the change in the terms of the Durab.

A few days after his arrest, Telegram updated on his website and app Allow clearly Users to report personal chats on its moderators. Before the arrest, the company said that it was[did] Related any request process [moderating chats and group chats]The “

Of course this radical change is followed by telegram Has been removed Millions of groups and channels.

In further comments about the channel of Dubai to announce the arrival of Dubai, the CEO of the Telegram wrote: “I would like to thank the investigating judges for this happen, as well as my lawyer and team to prove it for their relentless efforts that not just for legal, cooperation and fighting crimes, not for years.”

Durobs are not yet out of the forest. Despite his cooperation, the investigation remains in progress and it can still lead to criminal justice in France. On the Plus Side, at least the dreaded zeni moved to Dubai in 2017 in the tax-free zone-no need to file a 2025 tax in France.

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