France Fully Lifts Travel Ban on Telegram CEO

BlockBeats News, November 13th: During a French authorities' investigation into the Telegram messaging platform, the travel ban on the company's CEO, Pavel Durov, has been fully lifted. Law enforcement has been investigating whether Durov conspired to allow criminal activities to take place on the app. Initially ordered to stay in France, Durov won a relaxation of the restrictions in June, allowing him limited travel to Dubai. One year ago in August, French authorities arrested him at the Paris airport as he disembarked from a private jet, making global headlines. He was detained for four days of questioning and charged with conspiring to allow criminal activities on the app. He has consistently denied these accusations. At that time, he was required to pay a €5 million (USD 5.8 million) bail, prohibited from leaving France, and ordered to report to authorities twice a week. (Golden Finance)