Odaily星球日报讯 据市场消息，法国检察官宣布社交平台“电报”（Telegram）首席执行官杜罗夫因涉及网络犯罪调查被逮捕并拘留。（金十）

法国检察官：Telegram CEO杜罗夫因涉及网络犯罪调查被逮捕并拘留

Odaily Odaily News According to market news, French prosecutors announced that the CEO of the social platform &quot;Telegram&quot; (Telegram) Durov was arrested and detained for cybercrime investigation. (Jinshi)

French prosecutors: Telegram CEO Durov arrested and detained in connection with cybercrime investigation

The French judicial authorities on Sunday extended the detention time of Pavel Durov, the Russian-born founder of Telegram, who was arrested at Paris airport. According to sources close to the investigation, the investigating judge in charge of the case has extended Durov's detention until Sunday night. The maximum preliminary detention period at this stage is 96 hours. When this detention period ends, the judge can decide to release him or continue the prosecution and extend the detention. French investigators have issued an arrest warrant for Durov as part of an investigation into allegations of fraud, drug trafficking, organized crime, terrorist propaganda and cyberbullying. (The Guardian)

Source: Telegram founder could be detained for up to 96 hours at this stage

The founder and CEO of the global messaging app Telegram, which has 900 million users, Pavel Durov, was detained by the French anti-fraud office on the evening of August 24 after arriving at the Paris-Le Bourget airport on a private plane from Azerbaijan. The detention was due to allegations of money laundering, drug trafficking, and the distribution of pedophilic content on the Telegram platform, for which the French government has issued a warrant for Durov's arrest.

Durov faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison. According to the source, Pavel Durov arrived at the Bujumbura airport on a private plane from Azerbaijan.