Founder of Telegram messenger app Pavel Durov says he got a summons in Russia naming him as a 'suspect'


Founder and CEO of Telegram Pavel Durov delivers a keynote speech during the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain February 23, 2016. REUTERS/Albert Gea/File Photo

MOSCOW, ⁠April 22 (Reuters) - Pavel ⁠Durov, the founder ‌of the Telegram messenger app, said on ​Wednesday he ⁠had received ⁠a summons in Russia ⁠at ‌an old address ⁠naming him as a "suspect" ​in ‌a criminal case.

Russia ⁠stepped ​up its bid to subjugate ⁠Telegram in February, ​announcing in a state-run newspaper it ⁠was investigating billionaire founder Durov as part of a ​criminal ⁠case involving accusations ​of terrorism.

(Reporting ‌by Andrew ​Osborn; Editing by Chris Reese)

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