The 39-year-old Durov founded Telegram in Russia in 2013 but moved to the UAE in 2014.
Almost a billion users globally use Telegram as means of communication and as a source of vital information.
Were awaiting a prompt resolution of this situation.
Telegram founder and CEO Pavel Durov delivers his keynote conference during day two of the Mobile World Congress at the Fira Gran Via complex in Barcelona, Spain on February 23, 2016.© Photo by Manuel Blondeau/AOP.Press/Corbis
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Durov is forbidden from leaving France and he faces 10 years in prison if convicted.
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