St. Basil's Cathedral in Moscow, Russia. Credit: Anna Alferova/Adobe Stock Meet the Moscow Attorney Representing Arrested Telegram CEO Pavel Durov
"It's the same as blaming a car manufacturer, some giant auto concern, for the fact that its cars are used for criminal purposes, or blaming them for an accident," Dmitry Agranovsky told Russian media about his client's arrest.
August 26, 2024 at 03:55 PM
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Cryptocurrency
What You Need to Know
- The CEO of Telegram was arrested over the weekend.
- Pavel Durov is represented by Dmitry Agranovsky.
- Agranovsky began his career representing political activists, but has since shifted his clientele mainly to the Russian government.
French prosecutors said Monday that they detained the CEO of Telegram over an investigation opened in July into alleged illegal activities facilitated by the encrypted messaging app, a platform popular among the cryptocurrency community.
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