Pavel Durov has been brought to justice in France

Pavel Durov has been brought to justice in France, after being under arrest by the National Anti-Fraud Office.

Telegram founder and CEO Pavel Durov was brought to justice on August 28, according to several news agencies in Europe.

Russian news agency RIA Novosti reported that Durov was led to court at around 13.00 UTC.

Earlier in the day, a RIA Novosti correspondent reported that two cars with flashing lights sped away from the National Anti-Fraud Office in the suburbs of Paris, where the Russian was supposed to be detained; Pavel Durov is now at the disposal of justice

French justice had opened an investigation on July 8 for complicity in organized crimes on the platform such as drug trafficking, child pornography, fraud and organized gang laundering, among others.

So it is likely that he will be charged, although the decision must be awaited.

His bodyguard and his assistant, who were also arrested on Saturday night upon their arrival in France along with Durov, were released after questioning.

Pavel Durov has been brought to justice in France and must now decide whether to release him without charge, like his workers, or to charge him and eventually decree preventive detention or judicial control measures.

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Pavel Durov has been brought to justice in France and his future is defined

Telegram founder Pavel Durov was released from police custody in France on Wednesday and transferred to court for questioning ahead of a possible indictment.

The Paris prosecutor’s office said he would now face “initial questioning and a possible indictment” in a court in the French capital.

Undoubtedly, now that Pavel Durov is at the disposal of justice, a long process is coming that will be closely followed.

Durov, 39, was arrested at Paris Bourget Airport on Saturday on a warrant related to lack of moderation on Telegram.

He was being investigated on charges related to a range of offenses, including allegations that his platform was complicit in aiding fraudsters, drug traffickers and people spreading child pornography.

Durov was taken into custody for up to 96 hours, the maximum time a person can be detained under French law before being charged.

French President Emmanuel Macron said Monday that the decision to charge Durov was “not at all political,” a rare intervention by a French leader in a judicial matter.

Telegram was launched in 2013 by Durov and his brother, Nikolai. The app now has more than 950 million users, according to a post by Durov last month, making it one of the most widely used messaging platforms in the world.

Conversations on the app are encrypted, meaning law enforcement agencies, and Telegram itself, have little oversight over what users post.