{"id":125140,"date":"2025-03-15T14:20:23","date_gmt":"2025-03-15T14:20:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/?p=125140"},"modified":"2025-03-15T14:20:23","modified_gmt":"2025-03-15T14:20:23","slug":"telegram-founder-pavel-durov-given-permission-to-leave-france","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/?p=125140","title":{"rendered":"Telegram founder Pavel Durov given permission to leave France"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Source: Cointelegraph.com NewsPavel Durov, founder of the popular messaging app Telegram, has left France and relocated to Dubai following approval from a French court.<br \/>\nOn March 13, Durov reportedly received permission from the French court to depart the country, allowing him to travel to Dubai \u2014 a city known for its business-friendly environment and lack of extradition agreements with many nations \u2014 according to a Barron\u2019s report citing unknown sources.<br \/>\nThe exact terms of the court\u2019s decision remain unclear, but Durov\u2019s relocation has reignited debates about jurisdiction, privacy, and the responsibilities of tech leaders in combating illegal activities on their platforms.<br \/>\nCiting unnamed sources, AFP reported that \u201cHe (Durov) departed France this morning,\u201d adding that he left with the authorities\u2019 approval. Another source stated that he had been granted permission to leave France for \u201cseveral weeks.\u201d<br \/>\nFirst report on Durov\u2019s case in France since late 2024<br \/>\nThe unconfirmed reports suggest that Durov has either settled his case in France or received permission to leave the country while the court case is ongoing.<br \/>\nDurov did not confirm his departure on social media by publishing time, while the French government officials are yet to issue a public statement, should the news be the case.<br \/>\nAs previously reported, Durov was abruptly arrested by French authorities at Le Bourget airport in Paris in August 2024.<br \/>\nFrance\u2019s Prosecutor\u2019s Office, or Parquet de Paris, promptly issued a statement on preliminary charges to Durov on Aug. 28, accusing the Telegram founder of facilitating a platform that enables illicit transactions.<br \/>\nThe prosecutors claimed that Durov was facing up to 10 years of prison time in addition to a 500,000 euros ($550,000) fine.<br \/>\nThis is a developing story, and further information will be added as it becomes available.<a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/telegram-founder-pavel-durov-leaves-france?utm_source=rss_feed&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"feedzy-rss-link-icon\" rel=\"noopener\">Read More<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: Cointelegraph.com NewsPavel Durov, founder of the popular messaging app Telegram, has left France and relocated to Dubai following approval from a French court. On March 13, Durov reportedly received&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/125140"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=125140"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/125140\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=125140"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=125140"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=125140"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}