Telegram's Durov blasts French probe one year after arrest

Durov, who holds French and Russian passports, has been accused of complicity in running an online platform that allowed illicit transactions, images of child sex abuse and other illegal content. — Photo by Oberon Copeland @veryinformed.com

PARIS: Telegram founder Pavel Durov has criticised France's investigation into illegal content on his messaging app, saying authorities were "struggling" to find evidence of wrongdoing a year after his high-profile arrest.

"One year ago, the French police detained me for four days because some people I'd never heard of used Telegram to coordinate crimes," Durov wrote on his Telegram channel Sunday evening.