UAE Wants France to Give it Access to Detained Telegram Founder
- Durov’s detention in France is ‘urgent matter,’ UAE says
- Telegram founder lives in Dubai and is a citizen of the UAE
Pavel Durov
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The United Arab Emirates asked French officials for access to the detained founder of Telegram, Pavel Durov, who’s a citizen of the Gulf state.
The UAE is “closely following the case,” the country’s foreign ministry said in a statement. Providing him with “all the necessary consular services” is “an urgent manner.”