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CEO ARRESTED Telegram CEO Pavel Durov 'faces 20 years in jail' over 'failure to stop ter
• The SunThe warrant for Durov was activated the moment he stepped foot on French soil
THE SELF exiled founder and CEO of Telegram will face court today after he was arrested in France.
Pavel Durov was detained on the outskirts of Paris as he stepped off his private jet on Saturday 8pm local time by cops.
The 39-year-old Franco-Russian had arrived straight from Azerbaijan, according to a wanted persons file on him.
The Telegram founder had a search warrant above his head issued by French officials on the basis of a preliminary investigation.