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According to a recent Wall Street Journal article, Russian officials have “reacted angrily” to the arrest of Telegram’s founder and CEO, Pavel Durov, on Saturday as he left his private jet at Paris’s Le Bourget airport.
Early Sunday, the Russian Embassy in France made a statement claiming the French government was not interacting with their attempts at Durov access. “We promptly asked the French authorities for an explanation regarding the circumstances behind P.V. Durov’s detention once word of it leaked to the media. We also insisted that they guarantee his rights protection and give consular access. The French side has not yet engaged in this matter as of right now. We are in touch with the attorney for P.V. Durov,” a translated copy of the statement states.
According to some Russian authorities, the detention is an indirect hostile act directed towards Russia, as the Wall Street Journal article notes. Although some sources claim Durov is a dual citizen of France and Russia, others claim he is both a French and a U.A.E. citizen.
According to the Paris prosecutor’s office, French officials are likely to respond to the detention in a statement on Monday. From money-laundering accusations to “pedocriminal content,” French media claims Durov might face charges pertaining to Telegram’s activities and the lack of moderation on the network.
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Claiming “Telegram abides by EU laws, including the Digital Services Act,” and “Telegram’s CEO Pavel Durov has nothing to hide and travels frequently in Europe,” Telegram also addressed the arrest for the first time on Sunday.
Although some news sources claim Durov would spend 20 years in prison, the number was absent from the first reporting by French journalists.
Following his arrest, many prominent players in the crypto space—including X platform owner Elon Musk, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin (whose viewpoint was based on information thus far), TRON founder Justin Sun, Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko, and others—have voiced support for Durov.
Since word of the arrest leaked, Toncoin’s price has dropped roughly 16%.
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