Pavel Durov, the founder of the messaging platform Telegram, has been granted temporary permission to leave France and has relocated to Dubai, according to sources cited by AFP.
“He departed France this morning,” a source familiar with the case told AFP, adding Durov had left with the authorities’ permission.
According to another source, an investigating judge had authorised him to leave France for “several weeks.”
An investigating judge has authorized Pavel Durov to leave France for “several weeks.”