On Monday, the investigative judges in Paris interviewed the founder of the Telegram Pavl Dur platform in connection with the alleged crime on his social network, They stated sources close to the case. According to the AFP report, TASR reports this.
Forty -year -old Durov was detained last year in Paris. The French authorities investigate it for illegal content on its platform. The entrepreneur originally from Russia came to the third round of the interrogation on Monday. The authorities accused him of participating in the operation of an online platform that allowed illegal transactions, the publication of pictures of children’s sexual abuse and other illegal content, which Durov denied.
Entrepreneur already at first interrogation in December 2024 He refused claims that the telegram had created for illegal use, but admitted the growing presence of criminal activities on the platform. He therefore undertook to strengthen its management. The French judicial authorities have noticed an improvement in cooperation with Telegram after Durov’s detention, AFP anonymous sources said.
According to the source of the close case, the lawyers of the founder of the platform filed a petition to the Paris Court of Appeal for the annulment of the accusations. “We strongly oppose the legality of the accusation of our client and against many investigative acts carried out in violation of national and European law,” Lawyers stated on Monday’s statement.
According to the same source They filed a complaint in France to review the constitutionality of the case together with the request for a preliminary decision of the Court of Justice of the European Union, informs the AFP source.
