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#Telegram founder Pavel Durov gave mankind the freedom of speech that is their human right. Freedom of speech is guaranteed in constitutions and declarations all over the world. Today he is in jail. Here's a translation of a purported press release of his charges. JUDICIAL COURT OF PARIS OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR Paris, August 26, 2024 Press Release Pavel DUROV, founder and CEO of the instant messaging and platform TELEGRAM, was arrested and placed in police custody on Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 8 p.m. in Bourget. This measure comes within the framework of a judicial investigation opened on July 8, 2024, following preliminary investigation information diligently gathered by Section J3 (fight against cybercrime - JUNALCO) of the Paris Public Prosecutor's Office. This judicial investigation was opened against persons unknown for the following offenses: Complicity - Administration of an online platform to allow for transactions related to organized crime. Refusal to communicate, upon request of the authorized authorities, information or documents necessary for the realization and exploitation of authorized interceptions. Complicity - Possession of images of a minor of a child pornographic nature. Complicity - Dissemination or making available child pornography in an organized gang. Complicity - Acquisition, transport, detention, offering or cession of narcotics. Complicity - offering, selling or making available, without legitimate reason, equipment, tools, programs or data designed for or adapted to get access to and to damage the operation of an automated data processing system. Complicity - Concealment in an organized gang. Criminal conspiracy - A crime punishable by 5 years or more in prison. Money laundering of crimes or offenses committed by an organized gang. Providing encryption services intended to ensure confidentiality without prior declaration of conformity. Providing a means of cryptography ensuring exclusively confidentiality functions or authentication control without prior declaration. Importing a means of cryptography ensuring exclusively confidentiality functions or authentication control without prior declaration. The investigating magistrates in charge of this judicial investigation have co-opted the National Center for the Fight Against Cybercrime (C3N) and the National Office for the Fight Against Fraud (ONAF) to carry out the investigations. It is in this procedural context that Pavel DUROV was questioned by investigators. This measure has been extended to August 25, 2024. Judicial instruction can last up to 96 hours (until August 28, 2024) taking into account the procedure applicable to offenses falling under the organized crime regime, referred to above. Laure BECCUAU, Public Prosecutor Contact press: 06 07 18 42 28 scom.parquet-parquet.ti-paris@justice.fr