It should be noted that the initial period of detention for questioning may last up to 96 hours.
After this, the judge can release Durov or press charges against him and arrest him.
Durov was arrested on Saturday evening at Paris’s Le Bourget airport, where he arrived on a private plane from Azerbaijan. He was accompanied by a woman and a bodyguard. Later, the media reported that Durov had been arrested.
The founder of the Telegram messenger faces 20 years in prison. French authorities decided to charge Durov with a number of charges, and the immediate reason for this, according to media reports, was Durov’s refusal to cooperate with local security forces.
Telegram complies with EU laws, including the Digital Services Act, and moderation meets industry standards and is constantly being improved, the messaging team said in a statement. It is absurd to claim that the platform or its owner is responsible for its abuse, the publication stressed.
