<p>Paris: French authorities have allowed Pavel Durov, the Russian-born founder and CEO of <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/telegram">Telegram</a>, to leave France temporarily in a loosening of his obligations under a probe into criminal activities on the messaging app, the French news agency <em>AFP</em> reported on Saturday.</p><p>Durov was arrested at an airport near Paris last August and subsequently placed under formal investigation, with a ban on leaving France.</p><p>The probe further soured relations between Paris and Moscow amid the war in Ukraine and fanned debate over the boundaries of free speech and law enforcement on internet platforms.</p><p>An investigating judge gave Durov permission to leave France for several weeks and he is thought to have departed on Saturday morning for Dubai, <em>AFP</em> said, citing unnamed sources.</p>.France's Macron says Russia must accept Ukraine 30-day ceasefire proposal.<p>The Paris prosecutor's office did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.</p><p>French prosecutors said last year they suspect Durov of complicity in running an online platform that allows a range of illegal activities including drug trafficking and money laundering.</p><p>Durov was also required to post bail of 5 million euros ($5.4 million).</p><p>Being placed under formal investigation in France does not imply guilt or necessarily lead to trial, but indicates judges consider there is enough evidence to proceed with the probe.</p>
<p>Paris: French authorities have allowed Pavel Durov, the Russian-born founder and CEO of <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/telegram">Telegram</a>, to leave France temporarily in a loosening of his obligations under a probe into criminal activities on the messaging app, the French news agency <em>AFP</em> reported on Saturday.</p><p>Durov was arrested at an airport near Paris last August and subsequently placed under formal investigation, with a ban on leaving France.</p><p>The probe further soured relations between Paris and Moscow amid the war in Ukraine and fanned debate over the boundaries of free speech and law enforcement on internet platforms.</p><p>An investigating judge gave Durov permission to leave France for several weeks and he is thought to have departed on Saturday morning for Dubai, <em>AFP</em> said, citing unnamed sources.</p>.France's Macron says Russia must accept Ukraine 30-day ceasefire proposal.<p>The Paris prosecutor's office did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.</p><p>French prosecutors said last year they suspect Durov of complicity in running an online platform that allows a range of illegal activities including drug trafficking and money laundering.</p><p>Durov was also required to post bail of 5 million euros ($5.4 million).</p><p>Being placed under formal investigation in France does not imply guilt or necessarily lead to trial, but indicates judges consider there is enough evidence to proceed with the probe.</p>