Durov, the founder of Telegram, was allowed to leave France on a limited basis, and the trip to Dubai needs to be declared in advance

[Chain News] PANews, June 19 - According to a report by Le Monde, Pavel Durov, co-founder of Telegram, has been granted permission by the Paris Court of Appeal to leave France under limited conditions starting from July 10. The billionaire, who faces over a dozen charges, is now allowed to travel to Dubai (the residence of his family and the location of Telegram’s office) for 14 consecutive days each year, but must notify the examining judge in advance and maintain other judicial control measures.

Durov has been restricted from leaving the country since August 2024 due to the lack of content review on the platform and refusal to cooperate with the French judicial investigation. He is required to pay a €5 million bail and report to the authorities regularly. His legal team applied for a complete lifting of judicial control on June 3, stating that the existing charges are “baseless.” The court’s decision to partially ease the restrictions marks a turning point in this ongoing legal tug-of-war that has lasted for ten months.