In August, the Telegram founder was arrested in Paris. After initial criticism, he apparently cooperated with the authorities.

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,

PARIS (Reuters) - 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, the French news agency AFP reported on Saturday.