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Telegram CEO Pavel Durov hits out at ‘misguided’ arrest

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov speaks at TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2015 in San Francisco, California, on September 21, 2015 [Steve Jennings/Getty Images/AFP]

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov has criticised French authorities for pursuing “misguided” criminal charges against him instead of approaching his company with their concerns in his first public comments since his arrest.

In a post on Telegram on Thursday, Durov said it was “surprising” to learn that he could be held personally responsible for illegal activities carried out by other people on his social media-cum-messaging platform.

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