French Lawyer Says Telegram CEO Durov Could Wait 10 Years for Trial

Maud Marian, a Paris-based defense lawyer, said the prosecutors are misusing new legislation designed to tackle cybercrime to go after Durov.
French Lawyer Says Telegram CEO Durov Could Wait 10 Years for Trial
Telegram co-founder Pavel Durov appears at an event in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Aug. 1, 2017. Tatan Syuflana/AP Photo
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A French lawyer with experience in state security cases has said the CEO of Telegram, Pavel Durov, could be made to wait 10 years for his trial on charges of complicity in criminal offenses.

Maud Marian, a Paris-based defense lawyer, told The Epoch Times that she suspects the prosecutor in charge of the case, Laure Beccuau, wants “information” from Durov and does not necessarily want to put him on trial.

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