French authorities want to ‘shut down’ Telegram – Russian human rights chief

Tatyana Moskalkova has blasted the arrest of Pavel Durov as the violation of free speech

The French authorities have arrested Telegram founder Pavel Durov because they want to shut down the censorship-free platform, Russia’s top human rights official, Tatyana Moskalkova, has said.

The Russian-born tech mogul was arrested after his private jet landed at the Paris-Le Bourget on Saturday. While the French authorities promised to make an official statement on Monday...