Telegram’s Pavel Durov arrested: 12 charges France is investigating

French prosecutors have shed further light on the arrest of Telegram CEO Pavel Durov. Durov was apprehended on Saturday at Le Bourget Airport near Paris after landing on his private jet. The Russia-born billionaire — a dual citizen of France and the UAE — was detained over alleged offences related to Telegram. Durov and his brother Nikolai launched the messaging and social media app in 2013. With almost 1 billion users, the platform has become immensely popular. But it’s