Telegram founder Pavel Durov has been allowed to temporarily leave France, where he is accused of multiple violations related to promoting organised crime. Source: AFP, citing sources Details: A source revealed that the investigating judge approved Durov's request to change the conditions of his supervision a few days ago,

French authorities have allowed Pavel Durov, the Russian-born founder and CEO of Telegram, to leave France temporarily in a loosening of his obligations under a probe into criminal activities on the messaging app,

Pavel Durov, charged with multiple infractions linked to allegedly enabling organized crime, left Paris for Dubai with authorization from a judge, sources close to the case told Agence France-Presse.