Indictment–

Multi-billionaire should publish bail of 5 million euros, report to police two times a week.

Jon Brodkin
– Aug 28, 2024 9:43 pm UTC

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov was arraigned in France today and purchased to publish bail of 5 million euros. The multi-billionaire was prohibited from leaving the nation and should report to police two times a week while the case continues.

Charges were detailed in a declaration provided today by Paris district attorney Laure Beccuau, which was supplied to Ars. They are almost similar to the possible charges launched by Beccuau on Monday.

The very first charge noted is complicity in “web-mastering an online platform in order to make it possible for a prohibited deal in arranged group.” Today’s news release stated this charge brings an optimum charge of 10 years in jail and a 500,000-euro fine.

Telegram’s supposed rejection to work together with police on criminal examinations led to a charge of “rejection to interact, at the demand of qualified authorities, details or files needed for performing and running interceptions enabled by law.”

Beccuau stated there was a near-total absence of action from Telegram to ask for cooperation in cases associated with criminal offenses versus minors, drug criminal offenses, and online hate. This led authorities “to open an examination into the possible criminal duty of the messaging app’s executives in the commission of these offenses,” Beccuau stated, as estimated by Bloomberg.

Durov was more charged with complicity in drug trafficking and circulation of kid porn.

Cryptology-related charges

He was likewise charged with supplying cryptology services without making needed statements to federal government authorities. Under French law, companies of cryptology need to make statements to ANSSI, the nation’s cybersecurity firm. French authorities might ask for that business supply “the technical qualities and the source code of the methods of cryptology which was the topic of the statement.”

The charges versus Durov consist of “supplying cryptology services intending to guarantee privacy without accredited statement,” “offering a cryptology tool not entirely guaranteeing authentication or stability tracking without previous statement,” and “importing a cryptology tool guaranteeing authentication or stability tracking without previous statement.”

Telegram provides a mix of personal messaging and social media functions. Telegram messages do not have end-to-end file encryption by default, however the security function can be allowed for individually discussions.

In action to Durov’s arrest, Telegram stated on Sunday that it follows the law and market requirements on small amounts and called it “ridiculous to declare that a platform or its owner are accountable for abuse of that platform.”

French authorities likewise apparently provided a warrant for the arrest of Durov’s bro and fellow Telegram co-founder, Nikolai.