
Kremlin says has no information on Telegram founder's arrest
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Moscow: The Kremlin on Monday said it had received no information from France on why it was holding Pavel Durov, the Russian born billionaire founder...
Moscow: The Kremlin on Monday said it had received no information from France on why it was holding Pavel Durov, the Russian-born billionaire founder of the Telegram messaging app.
"We do not know concretely what Durov is accused of. We have not heard any official declaration on this subject," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters.
"Before saying anything, we need to wait for the situation to become clearer... Without that, it would be inappropriate to comment," he said.
Durov, who has French and Russian citizenship and is one of the world's most influential tech icons, was arrested on Saturday after flying into Le Bourget airport outside Paris.
The 39-year-old was flying from Azerbaijan, which Russian President Vladimir Putin also visited last week.













