French judges are due to decide later on Wednesday whether to place the Russia-born billionaire tech entrepreneur under formal investigation
The Paris prosecutor’s office said he would now face “initial questioning and possible indictment” where he may be formally charged at a court in the French capital.after arriving at an airport near Paris in his private jet on Saturday night. The arrest warrants are in relation to allegations of criminal offences facilitated by Telegram, officials have said.
Telegram has nearly a billion users globally, becoming an essential platform for political activists but also criminal networks, mainly due to its the encrypted messaging service “In some markets, Telegram is one of the few remaining free platforms where people can express themselves,” Mr Durov has previously said.
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