MOSCOW, April 22 (Reuters) – Pavel Durov, the founder of the Telegram messenger app, said on Wednesday he had received a summons in Russia at an old address naming him as a “suspect” in a criminal case. Russia stepped up its bid to subjugate Telegram in February, announcing in a state-run newspaper it was investigating […]
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Founder of Telegram messenger app Pavel Durov says he got a summons in Russia naming him as a ‘suspect’
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MOSCOW, April 22 (Reuters) – Pavel Durov, the founder of the Telegram messenger app, said on Wednesday he had received a summons in Russia at an old address naming him as a “suspect” in a criminal case.
Russia stepped up its bid to subjugate Telegram in February, announcing in a state-run newspaper it was investigating billionaire founder Durov as part of a criminal case involving accusations of terrorism.
(Reporting by Andrew Osborn; Editing by Chris Reese)