BREAKING! Pavel Durov has been placed under judicial supervision, prohibited from leaving France, and must post bail of 5 million euros, the Paris prosecutor's office reports.

Ordered not to leave France, to report to police twice a week, Paris prosecutor's office reports.

Accused of 6 offenses, including administering an online platform for the purpose of making illegal transactions — the prosecutor's office

Durov faces up to 10 years in prison for administering an online platform for making illegal transactions — Paris prosecutor

Refusal to cooperate with authorities, child pornography, money laundering, and fraud—Durov has been formally charged with all the crimes he was suspected of.

The Paris Prosecutor's Office has charged Durov with the following crimes:

➡️Participation in an organized gang managing an online platform for illegal transactions.

➡️Refusal to provide information or documents required by authorities for the investigation and prosecution of cases.

➡️Involvement in offenses, including providing software or data intended to undermine automated data processing systems without legal grounds.

➡️Distribution of images of minors of a pornographic nature.

➡️Illegal drug trafficking.

➡️Organized group fraud.

➡️Criminal conspiracy aimed at committing crimes or offenses.

➡️Money laundering by organized gangs.

➡️Providing cryptological services intended to ensure confidentiality functions without proper declaration.

➡️Supply and import of cryptological tools that do not ensure authentication or integrity control without prior notification.

The investigation into Telegram's management and its founder, Pavel Durov, was initiated due to a "lack of responses" to judicial requests. The Paris Prosecutor's Office began the investigation in February 2024, and by July 8, an indictment was ready.

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Telegram founder Pavel Durov charged with allowing criminal activity on messaging

Pavel Durov, the chief executive of Telegram, has been charged with allegedly allowing criminal activity on the messaging app. The charges are preliminary and means Mr Durov has been placed under formal investigation. Being placed under formal investigation in France does not imply guilt or necessarily lead to trial. Instead, it shows judicial authorities consider there is enough evidence to proceed with the case. French judges have barred Mr Durov from leaving France pending further investigation - he was granted bail after paying a $5m bond.