Being placed under formal investigation and charges in France does not imply guilt or necessarily lead to trial, but indicates judges consider there is enough evidence to proceed with the probe
French prosecutors have published details surrounding the arrest of Telegram founder Pavel Durov along with a list of charges levelled against him
The UAE has submitted a request to France to provide him with all the necessary consular services, according to MoFA
Durov, a 39-year-old billionaire cast as “Russia’s Mark Zuckerberg”, was arrested at Le Bourget airport outside Paris on Saturday
Pavel Durov was apprehended while travelling aboard his private jet
Durov, who lives in the Jumeirah Islands, plans to open-source his DNA so that his biological children can trace each other
Telegram and Signal — two other foreign messaging apps — were also removed from the store on Friday
The popular Telegram messaging app, which is headquartered in Dubai, currently has over 900 million users
Telegram, with its global headquarters located in the UAE, has over 500 million monthly active users