Telegram CEO under investigation by French national cyber crime unit, national fraud office

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov is still in custody in France and is being investigated by the national cyber crime unit and the national fraud office, a French police spokesman said on Monday.

Durov is accused of being passive with regards to cyber and financial crimes being committed on the Telegram platform, the spokesperson said.

Durov, 39, was arrested at Le Bourget airport outside Paris shortly after landing on a private jet late on Saturday.