TON high as Telegram CEO speaks after arrest

• Pavel Durov spoke out against the French government’s action in a post addressed to his community.
• Durov claimed that he was very open with the French authorities and was surprised by their action.
• TON is up almost 4% in the last 24 hours.

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov sent an official message to his community on Thursday for the first time since his arrest, saying it was shocking. Meanwhile, TON price is up 2% on Thursday and may be set for a recovery following recent events.

Telegram CEO expresses displeasure over arrest as TON grows

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov spoke to his community today for the first time since his arrest in August. He mentioned that he was arrested and interviewed by the French police for four days.

Durov said the arrest came as a shock for various reasons, as he had maintained continued compliance with the French government.

Durov noted that the authorities accused him of being personally responsible for the illegal use of Telegram by third parties. However, he stressed that he was not aware of any attempt by the authorities to investigate the platform.

Durov added that the legal charges brought against him by the government should have reached the Telegram app itself.

“Using the laws of the pre-smartphone era to charge a CEO with crimes committed by third parties on the platform he manages is the wrong approach.”

Furthermore, he emphasized Telegram’s position to protect the privacy of its users, referring to past cases with countries such as Russia and Iran.

“We are prepared to exit markets that are not compatible with our principles because we are not doing this for the money. We are driven by the intention to bring good and defend people’s basic rights, especially where these rights are being violated. “

Meanwhile, the price of TON has increased by almost 4% in the last 24 hours. The TON network has seen a steady decline since Durov’s arrest, suffering multiple outages and seeing drops in tokens on its blockchains.

Although Durov did not say whether the authorities had cleared him to leave France, his speech could trigger a return to the general market for TON. Tokens like Notcoin (NOT) and DOGS (DOGS) have started showing signs of a comeback in the last few hours.