Pavel Durov, the founder and CEO of the Telegram messaging app, has been arrested at Bourget airport outside Paris for alleged offences related to his messaging app.
Local sources said on Sunday that Durov, 39, had been travelling on his private jet from Azerbaijan and that a French arrest warrant targeted him as part of a preliminary investigation.
Ben Aris is the founder and editor-in-chief of the business media company BNE IntelliNews.
which is a business media company focusing on emerging markets. He is also a former Moscow Bureau Chief for the Daily Telegraph. Ben joins us live from Berlin to discuss the latest developments.
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