Paris court explains why it’s arrested Telegram founder Pavel Durov

Headline: TechCrunch

The 39-year-old billionaire was detained on Saturday at Le Bourget airport outside Paris as part of a sweeping judicial inquiry which opened last month involving 12 alleged criminal violations.
Daily Mail
French authorities opened a formal investigation into Telegram boss Pavel Durov after he was taken into custody.
Deutsche Welle (EN)
A French judge put Telegram boss Pavel Durov under formal investigation on Wednesday in a probe into organized crime on the messaging app, but granted the entrepreneur bail on condition he pays 5 million euros, reports twice a week to police and does not leave French territory.
Japan Today
His surprise arrest has put a spotlight on the criminal liability of Telegram, the popular app with around 1 billion users, and has sparked debate over free speech and government censorship.
Guardian

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