{"id":91342,"date":"2024-08-27T07:13:33","date_gmt":"2024-08-27T11:13:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/?p=91342"},"modified":"2024-08-27T07:16:50","modified_gmt":"2024-08-27T11:16:50","slug":"uae-request-consular-assistance-for-pavel-durov","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/uae-request-consular-assistance-for-pavel-durov\/","title":{"rendered":"UAE Requests Consular Assistance for Pavel Durov&#8217;s French Detention"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The UAE's foreign ministry has requested that the French government provide consular assistance to <a href=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/telegram-founder-pavel-durov-is-facing-12-count.html\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"91266\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Telegram CEO<\/a> Pavel Durov.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/UAE-Requests-Consular-Assistance-for-Pavel-Durovs-French-Detention-1024x536.jpg\" alt=\"UAE Requests Consular Assistance for Pavel Durov's French Detention\" class=\"wp-image-91348\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/UAE-Requests-Consular-Assistance-for-Pavel-Durovs-French-Detention-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/UAE-Requests-Consular-Assistance-for-Pavel-Durovs-French-Detention-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/UAE-Requests-Consular-Assistance-for-Pavel-Durovs-French-Detention-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/UAE-Requests-Consular-Assistance-for-Pavel-Durovs-French-Detention-860x450.jpg 860w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/UAE-Requests-Consular-Assistance-for-Pavel-Durovs-French-Detention.jpg 1050w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In a significant development regarding the detention of Telegram CEO Pavel Durov in France, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has expressed support for Durov, who holds Russian, French, and Emirati citizenship. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The UAE has formally contacted the French government, requesting immediate consular assistance for Durov, who remains in police custody.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">UAE Follows Up on Telegram CEO Pavel Durov\u2019s Situation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>On August 27, the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) issued <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mofa.gov.ae\/en\/mediahub\/news\/2024\/8\/26\/26-8-2024-uae-france\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a statement <span class=\"wpil-link-icon\" title=\"Link goes to external site.\" style=\"margin: 0 0 0 5px;\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"height:16px; 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Many tech industry leaders, celebrities, and political figures have opposed the arrest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, a senior ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin has accused the Biden administration of orchestrating Durov's arrest. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/europe\/telegram-boss-stay-french-custody-russia-alleges-us-meddling-2024-08-27\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Reuters report<span class=\"wpil-link-icon\" title=\"Link goes to external site.\" style=\"margin: 0 0 0 5px;\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"height:16px; width:16px; fill:#000000; stroke:#000000; display:inline-block;\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:svg=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><use href=\"#wpil-svg-outbound-7-icon-path\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a>, Vyacheslav Volodin, Chairman of Russia\u2019s State Duma, the lower house of parliament, suggested that the U.S. is attempting to gain control over Telegram through France.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>French President Emmanuel Macron clarified that the arrest of Telegram CEO Pavel Durov was part of an ongoing judicial investigation, stating, \u201cit is in no way a political decision.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Durov\u2019s detention has been extended to 96 hours as the Tribunal Judiciaire de Paris has issued 12 charges against him, including fraud, drug trafficking, cyberbullying, organized crime, and promotion of terrorism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a related development, Meta CEO <a href=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/zuckerberg-regret-yielding-to-covid-19-pressure.html\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"91294\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mark Zuckerberg<\/a> wrote a letter to the House Judiciary GOP, claiming he had been pressured by the Biden-Harris administration regarding content moderation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The UAE&#8217;s foreign ministry has requested that the French government provide consular assistance to Telegram CEO Pavel Durov. In a significant development regarding the detention of Telegram CEO Pavel Durov in France, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has expressed support for Durov, who holds Russian, French, and Emirati citizenship. 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