Russia accuses Telegram founder Pavel Durov of helping in terrorism, puts name in wanted list

Desk. Telegram app founder Pavel Durov got a big shock on Wednesday. Russia has accused Pavel Durov of helping terrorism. Along with this, he has been put in the international wanted list. This information is according to AP report.

Russia’s main domestic security agency gave a statement on Wednesday. It said that Telegram’s administration has not removed many such channels, chats and bots in Russia, which are being used by Ukrainian intelligence agencies, terrorist and extremist organizations. It is being used to prepare and execute incidents of sabotage, terrorism, mass murder and cyber fraud.

These allegations have been leveled against Durov when Russia has imposed restrictions on Telegram. Telegram is one of the most popular messaging apps in the country. Durov said earlier this year that Russian authorities had opened a criminal investigation against him. He alleged that the authorities were making false pretenses to block access to Telegram. So that the right to privacy and freedom of speech can be suppressed.