French officials question Telegram CEO about child sexual abuse images and drugs

Telegram co-founder Pavel Durov speaks during a press conference in 2017. Tatan Syuflana/AP

Tatan Syuflana/AP

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov continues to be detained in France in connection with a criminal investigation into the messaging app’s failure to cooperate with law enforcement requests, authorities in Paris announced on Monday.

Durov, who resides mostly in Dubai, was arrested Saturday at Le Bourget Airport north of Paris after he disembarked his private jet, which was traveling from Azerbaijan.

While French media broke the story of Durov’s arrest over the weekend, prosecutors in Paris on Monday confirmed the reports and added some detail.

Prosecutors

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