French authorities arrested the Russian-born founder of Telegram, Pavel Durov, on Saturday night immediately after his private jet landed at Le Bourget airport.
Authorities were shocked that Durov, who was coming Azerbaijan, landed in France because apparently a search warrant had been issued against him at some previous point in time and authorities could only execute it if he stepped on French soil.
“He made a blunder this evening,” a source familiar with the investigation told TF1/LCI. “We don’t know why… Was this flight just a stopover? In any case, he’s in custody.”
The publication said that he avoids traveling to countries where his messaging platform is under criminal investigation for a wide range of alleged offenses.
The charges that he reportedly faces involve the spread of illegal material on Telegram that authorities allege he has taken minimal action to stop….
