The Russian embassy in Paris on Sunday accused the French authorities of “refusing to cooperate” with Moscow following the arrest in France of Pavel Durov, the founder of the social network Telegram.
“We immediately asked the French authorities to explain the reasons for his detention and demanded that his rights be protected and that he be granted consular access. To date, the French side continues to refuse to cooperate on this issue,” the Russian embassy in Paris accused, as quoted by RIA Novosti.
The chief executive of encrypted messaging service Telegram holds Russian and French citizenship.
Pavel Durov, 39, was detained on the runway at Le Bourget airport on Saturday evening while flying on a private jet from Azerbaijan.
The French justice system believes that the lack of moderation on Telegram and Pavel Durov’s lack of cooperation with the authorities, as well as the tools the platform offers, such as disposable numbers and encryption, make him an accomplice to crimes such as drug trafficking, pedophilia and fraud.
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