Telegram Founder Pavel Durov, has expressed confidence in the French judicial system but declined to provide further details about his ongoing legal case. Durov was reportedly questioned for the first time in a Paris court on December 6 regarding allegations that Telegram has been used to facilitate criminal activities.
Appearing at the court with his legal team, David-Olivier Kaminski and Christophe Ingrain, Durov attended the session at 10 a.m. CET. Sources close to the matter, as reported by Agence France-Presse (AFP), indicated that the questioning centered on claims that Telegram might have been used for illegal transactions.
While speaking to AFP, Durov reiterated his trust in the French legal process but refrained from commenting further on the specifics of the case. His legal troubles began on August 24, when he was briefly detained at Le Bourget Airport in Paris. After posting a $6 million bail, Durov was released but remains barred from leaving France until March 2025.
French authorities have charged Durov with operating a platform that allegedly enables illicit activities, with preliminary charges announced on August 28. The case has sparked concerns within the tech community, particularly among advocates of privacy-focused Web3 technologies, who worry about the implications for such platforms.
