Telegram founder Pavel Durov was released on bail

The French court is accused of organized crime The founder of Telegram, Pavel Durov, was officially investigated, but he was released from pre-trial detention on bail of 5 million euros . Durov was also ordered to leave the territory of France and come to the police station twice a week.

On Wednesday, August 28, a Paris court released Telegram founder Pavel Durov from prison. This was stated in the Paris Prosecutor's Office.

According to the prosecutor's office, Durov was released under judicial supervision after paying a bail of 5 million euros. He has to come to the police station twice a week. It is also forbidden for him to leave the territory of France.

Durov is charged with 6 crimes, including managing an online platform for illegal transactions . Among them are complicity in the activities of an organized group in the management of an online platform for the implementation of illegal transactions (the maximum penalty for this is up to 10 years in prison and a fine of 500,000 euros), refusal to provide information or documents upon request of the competent authorities, and money laundering crimes.

According to Reuters, under French law, the investigation does not mean that Durov will be found guilty or prosecuted. Such a decision only means that the judges see sufficient grounds to continue the investigation in the case. However, it could be years before it is brought to trial or closed.

It should be noted that on the evening of August 24, Durov was arrested at the airport in Paris.