France lifts travel ban on Telegram Durov founder

French authorities have completely lifted restrictions on the movements of the CEO of messenger Telegram, billionaire Pavel Durov, Bloomberg writes, citing a source.Also canceled the requirement to regularly check in the local police station, said the interlocutor of the agency.

The ban was imposed as part of an investigation into Telegram's possible involvement in criminal activity. Last August, Durov was arrested in connection with this at Paris airport and charged with complicity in the administration of an online platform for making illegal transactions, distributing illegal images of children and other violations through Telegram. Durov has consistently denied these charges.

At the same time, the businessman was ordered to post bail in the amount of €5 million and banned from leaving France with an obligation to check in with the authorities twice a week. In June, Durov obtained a relaxation of the measures, which allowed him to make limited trips to Dubai.

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