French law enforcement has accused Pavel Durov, the founder and CEO of the Telegram messenger, of 12 crimes.
Source: press release of the Parisian Court of Justice
Details: Durov is under investigation in a case about cybercrimes and extortion.
The French Prosecutor’s Office specified that he had been accused of 12 crimes:
- refusing to transfer information relevant to investigations on the request of law enforcement agencies;
- complicity in drug trafficking;
- complicity in cybercrimes;
- complicity in extortion;
- laundering of illegally obtained funds;
- illegal providing of cryptographic services and tools for facilitating confidentiality;
- complicity in storing pornographic content featuring minors.
Durov may be punished with 5 to 10 years of imprisonment and a fine of €150,000 to €500,000 under the article about managing an online-platform which allows illegal trafficking of forbidden products, content or services.
Durov may remain in custody until 28 August.
https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2024/08/26/7472010
I only see 7 crimes here. Where or what are the other 5?
Here is the full list of charges:
Aiding and abetting in the administration of an online platform for illegal transactions
Refusal to provide information or documents required for interception authorized by law at the request of authorized bodies
Complicity in the storage of pornographic images of a minor
Conspiracy to organize the distribution, offer or provide pornographic images
Assistance in the acquisition, transportation, storage, offer or transfer of narcotic drugs
Aiding and abetting the offer, transfer or provision of equipment, tools, programs or data designed or adapted to access the operation of an automated data processing system without legal grounds
Complicity in fraud committed by an organized group
Criminal conspiracy to commit a felony or misdemeanor punishable by at least 5 years in prison
Laundering of crimes or offenses as part of an organized group
Providing cryptographic services to ensure privacy without a declaration of conformity
Provision of a cryptographic means that does not exclusively perform authentication or integrity control functions without prior declaration
Importation of a cryptographic device that does not exclusively perform authentication or integrity control functions without prior declaration.