Pavel Durov faces 12 charges, including providing unauthorized “cryptography” services and tools

According to a statement released by the Paris Judicial Court, Telegram CEO Pavel Durov faces a total of 12 charges, including providing unauthorized "cryptographic" services and tools. The statement said: "The arrest of Telegram founder Pavel Durov was carried out in the context of a judicial investigation that began on July 8, 2024, following a preliminary investigation launched by the Cybercrime Unit of the Paris Public Prosecutor's Office. The statement continued, "A judicial investigation has been launched against unnamed persons on charges including... providing cryptographic services designed to ensure confidentiality without a certified declaration, providing cryptographic tools that cannot independently ensure authentication or integrity monitoring without prior declaration, and importing cryptographic tools that ensure authentication or integrity monitoring without prior declaration." Several other charges are listed in the document, including conspiracy to "possess pornographic images of minors" and "laundering the illegal proceeds of criminal organizations." Durov is being questioned in the cybercrime investigation and will be detained until August 28. (The Block)