© unknownTelegram CEO Pavel Durov
According to the report, Durov, 39, was traveling aboard his private jet after arriving from Azerbaijan, which triggered a French search warrant issued by the OFMIN of the French judicial police due to his inclusion in a wanted persons file (FPR).
Telegram offers end-to-end encrypted messaging - and allows users to set up "channels" to disseminate information quickly to followers.
A source close to the investigation told the news outlet (translated by Google):
"He made a blunder this evening. We don't know why ... Was this flight just a stopover? In any case, he's in custody!Durav was detained by the National Anti-Fraud Office (ONAF), over the alleged facilitation of various crimes including terrorism, narcotics trafficking, and fraud. The arrest was characterized by Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom as part of the "crackdown against free speech."
"On his platform, he allowed an incalculable number of offences and crimes to be committed, for which he did nothing to moderate or cooperate."
Dotcom recommends that people "Backup and clean your Telegram account while you still can."
Kim Dotcom Warning
The Russian-born Durov notably left Russia in 2014 after he refused to comply with demands to shut down opposition communities on his VK social media platform, which he has since sold. He now lives in Dubai, where Telegram is based, and holds dual citizenship in France and the UAE.
Durov, whose net worth is estimated at $15.5 billion, has said that some governments had sought to pressure him, but that the Telegram app - which has 900 million active users, should remain a "neutral platform," and not a "player in geopolitics." Durov and his brother founded Telegram in 2013.
According to The Guardian, the Russian embassy in France is taking "immediate steps" to clarify the situation.
He faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted.
And your honor - be aware - I already know - so choose your words wisely.
If you think it is a bluff you lose - if it ain't a bluff - you lose....so your honor - what the fuck is going on - be honest otherwise you may get flayed in the future.
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Incidentally your honor - they are only "string pullers" in their imagination - but there is no harm in free speech - is there your honor - if you rule as such my council is to watch your back cause Justified Retribution is lurking.
I give up the rest of my time your honor.