MOSCOW: billionaire Pavel Durov, founder and CEO of messaging service Telegram, was arrested this Saturday, August 24 in France. The 39-year-old man was the subject of a warrant.
🚨⚡️ What do they think in Russia and abroad about the news of the arrest of Telegram founder Pavel Durov in France:
🔹 Senator Klichas said that the French continue their struggle for "freedom of expression" and "European values".
🔹 Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Davankov (“New People”) believes that the arrest may have political motives and be a tool to access personal information of Telegram users.
🔹 Senator Pushkov says that liberal dictatorship does not tolerate loners who do not play by its rules.
🔹 The Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation in Vienna Ulyanov said that it is unsafe for prominent figures in the international media space to travel to increasingly totalitarian countries.
🔹 Member of the Human Rights Council of the Russian Federation Melnikov believes that Durov's arrest should finally open the eyes of those who believe in the beautiful signs of the West.
🔹 The head of the Safe Internet Association, Mizulina, believes that Durov’s arrest is a continuation of the US sanctions policy, and that in general the Americans are “behind the situation.”
🔹 The official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Zakharova asked Western NGOs whether they would speak out in defense of Durov or “swallow their tongues.”
outside:
🔹 American journalist Tucker Carlson believes that Durov's arrest is a warning to all online platform owners who do not want to hide the truth, and that "gloom is quickly gathering over the former free world."
🔹 Kim Dotcom described Durov's arrest as an attack on freedom of expression.
🔹 Former Austrian Foreign Minister Kneissl described the accusations against Durov as madness.
🔹 After Durov's arrest, Musk predicted that Europe would be carrying out death sentences for "memes like" by 2030.
France TF1-LCI: Pavel Durov is due to appear in court on Sunday and could be charged with complicity in multiple offences. “[He] will end up in pre-trial detention, that’s for sure,” believes an investigator with TF1-LCI.
Meanwhile, the BFMTV channel claims that Durov was put on the wanted list just a few minutes before landing in Paris.
"That's when the arrest warrant was issued," RT reports.
Recall that the Telegram founder was detained at the French Le Bourget airport on the evening of August 24, and then placed under arrest. The French authorities are going to charge him with a number of crimes.
According to media reports, the main complaint against the founder of the messenger is probably encrypted messages in Telegram. Durov faces up to 20 years in prison.
The Russian Embassy in France is currently taking the necessary steps to clarify the situation around the founder of Telegram, the Russian Foreign Ministry said.
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