Durov does not understand what the French authorities are accusing him of

Telegram co-founder Pavel Durov stated that he cannot understand what the French authorities are accusing him of.

As reported by BAKU.WS, he said this in an interview with American journalist Tucker Carlson.

"I still don't understand exactly what I'm being accused of. At first, they said that we allegedly didn't respond to legal requests, but that's not true. And even if it were - such an interpretation of 'complicity' is extremely far-fetched. Lawyers say there are almost no precedents," Durov stated.

He emphasized that previously in France, "they prosecuted small applications made specifically for criminals, without bank accounts, without auditing." "Telegram is a completely different level: a billion users, auditing, transparency," he added.

"They (the French authorities - TASS note) say that among the billion Telegram users, there were those who engaged in illegal activities, and I allegedly didn't do enough to prevent this. But that's ridiculous. It's like arresting [US President] Donald Trump because one of the 350 million Americans committed a crime. Or imprisoning [French President Emmanuel] Macron for a robbery in Toulouse. It's absurd," pointed out the Telegram co-founder.