After his arrest on Aug. 24, French prosecutors said they had indicted Pavel Durov with criminal charges related to his role at Telegram.
Pavel Durov, the founder and CEO of messaging app Telegram, has been charged in France and placed under judicial supervision after appearing in court.
According to an Aug. 28 Bloomberg report, French prosecutors said they had indicted Durov with criminal charges related to his role at Telegram. They required him to post bail in the amount of 5 million euros — roughly $5.5 million at the time of publication — before he could be released from custody.
Police delivered Durov to court after he was detained at an airport north of Paris on Aug. 24. Authorities initially extended the Telegram CEO’s custody to Aug. 28, when he was expected to either be released or face charges in court.
