Pavel Durov has been charged and released on bail. He was forbidden to leave France, he must also pay bail in the amount of 5 million euros and report twice a week to the police.
A press release from the French prosecutor's office said «Durov is accused of running a platform that is used for illegal activities such as money laundering, distribution of child pornography, drug trafficking and fraud. He is also accused of refusing to co-operate with authorities.
The document notes that these charges were brought because Telegram did not respond to requests from the authorities".
Politics
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On August 28, the grandmother of young scientist Bakhruz Samedov, who was arrested in Azerbaijan on charges of treason, held a picket in front of the country's ombudsman's office. She protested against the arrest of her grandson and the violation of his rights in the pretrial detention center.
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Approximately 60 observers from the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly (OSCE PA) will be dispatched to Azerbaijan to monitor the early parliamentary elections on September 1. This mission will mark the eleventh observation mission by the OSCE PA in the country since 1995, according to a statement published on the organization's website.
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On August 28, the Baku Appeals Court reviewed the complaint filed by Anar Mammadli, the head of the Election Monitoring and Democracy Studies Center (EMDS), according to sources close to the activist. The complaint was against the decision of the Khatai District Court of Baku from August 22, which extended Mammadli's pretrial detention for an additional 3 months, until November 27. The defense argued that there was no need to keep Mammadli in custody during the investigation. Mammadli himself linked his arrest to his public and human rights activities. However, the Appeals Court did not uphold the complaint.
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An investigation has been launched by The Main Department for Combating Corruption under the Prosecutor General's Office has launched an investigation into Rashad Abdullayev, the head of the Tovuz District Bar Association, and Suleyman Aliyev, a member of this structure.
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