The CEO of Telegram, Durov, in Dubai, examined criminal activities in its messaging app as France

Pavel Durov, CEO of Telegram, said on Monday that he had traveled from France to Dubai when the French authorities continued to investigate criminal activities in his messaging app.

Durov revealed his whereabouts in a position on his telegram channel. He was arrested last year after he had arrived in Paris, where the French authorities gave him preliminary indictment for allegedly criminal activities on the platform.

After his arrest, Durov was able to exclude France's further investigation and had to report to a police station twice a week.

“As you may have heard, I returned to Dubai after several months in France because you refer to the activities of criminals in the telegram in connection with the activity of criminals,” wrote Durov. “The process continues, but it feels great to be at home.”

French investigators say that telegram was used for sexual abuse material and drug trafficking for children and that the platform refused to exchange information or documents with investigators if this is required by law.

In his post, Durov thanked the “investigative judge for making this happen”, and said that Telegram “not only fulfilled his legal obligations.”

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