Afghan Voice Agency(AVA) - International Service: French media reported the arrest of Paul Dorf, the founder and CEO of "Telegram" in the suburbs of Paris.

 

According to reports, Pavel Dorf, the founder of Telegram, who traveled from Azerbaijan to France, was arrested at Bourges Airport when he got off his private plane.

 

The French judicial system believes that several reasons, including Telegram's refusal and non-cooperation with the authorities and security forces of this country, have prevented Durov from covering the content of drug trafficking and buying and selling, terrorism, smuggling of other items, conspiracy, fraud and money laundering. Telegram groups and channels and other serious crimes.

 

Cyril Amorsky, a French journalist, writes that Durov, who is a French citizen, faces 20 years in prison in this country. According to him, the founder of Telegram will appear in court on Sunday evening.

 

The Parisian newspaper writes: The warrant issued by the French authorities for Durov's arrest was only valid if he entered France.

 

On the other hand, the Russian Foreign Ministry reported that the Russian Embassy in France has taken the necessary steps to clarify the situation of Pavel Drov.

 

Arrest in Paris and reactions

The arrest of the CEO of Telegram has been widely reflected in the media and cyberspace.

 

For example, Elon Musk, the owner of X social network (former Twitter), criticized Dorf's arrest in tweets. In these tweets, Musk called Dorf's arrest against freedom of expression.

 

Tucker Carson, a famous media figure and former host of Fox News, also wrote in response to this event on Twitter: "Pavel Dorf left Russia when the government tried to control his social media company, Telegram. But in the end, it wasn't Putin who arrested him for allowing people to exercise free speech. "It was a Western country, an ally of the Biden administration and a member of NATO, that detained him."