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Aug. 30, 2024

Pavel Durov's arrest: Just a coincidence or a new trend?

Pavel Durov, co-founder of Telegram, was recently detained in France for alleged criminal offenses, including complicity in the sale of child sexual abuse material and drug trafficking, fraud, aiding organized crime groups, and refusing to provide investigators with information or documents when required by law.

Victor S. Dorokhin

Email: victordorokhin1@gmail.com

Victor S. Dorokhin, PhD, is a legal expert, attorney, lecturer, and the author of the book "Law, Morality, and Economics."

The New York Times

The recent detention of Pavel Durov, co-founder of Telegram, for violating European law has caused a storm of discussion in the media and among analysts. Recall that Durov was detained in France as part of a judicial investigation launched last month into 12 alleged criminal offenses, according to the Paris prosecutor's office. The report said that among the suspected violations are complicity in the sale of child sexual abuse material and drug trafficking, fraud, aiding organized crim...

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