Police custody for Durov ends, case transferred to French court

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Russian-born Telegram boss Pavel Durov has been transferred to court after his interrogation by the French police ended on Wednesday (Aug 28).  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00Telegram co-founder Pavel Durov has been transferred to court after his four-day interrogation

00:08by the French police ended on Wednesday. Reports said the investigative judge in Paris will

00:14now question the 39-year-old Russian-born billionaire and rule on whether to place him

00:20under formal investigation. The prosecutor's office said Durov will face possible indictment

00:26once the court's questioning is over. Durov was arrested at the Le Bourget airport outside

00:33Paris after exiting a private jet last Saturday, as French police placed him in custody for

00:39a probe into organised crime on the Telegram messaging app. Analysts said Durov is an easy

00:46target for probes involving alleged fraud, sex crimes and child abuse.

00:56Durov has been charged with child prostitution on Telegram, but you can also find it on Snapchat.

01:03He has been charged with armed trafficking on Telegram, but you can also find it everywhere.

01:10He has been charged with selling drugs on Telegram, but you can also find it on Facebook.

01:16He has been charged with selling drugs on Telegram, but you can also find it everywhere.

01:26French authorities have also issued an arrest warrant for Durov's brother, Nikolai.

01:32Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Tuesday said relations between Russia and France is at its lowest level

01:40following the arrest of Durov. He said Durov's brother, Nikolai, has been charged with child

01:48He said relations between Russia and France is at its lowest level following the arrest of Durov.

01:54He said Durov had repeatedly stated that he would not compromise on the principles of Telegram,

02:00and the legal questions about the messaging app in the past had been handled according to the law.

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