Telegram founder accuses Paris of mixing in Romanian presidential election

The French Foreign Intelligence Agency (DGSE) today “categorically denied” the accusations of the founder of the Telegram messaging platform that Paris attempted to mix in the presidential election held yesterday, Sunday, in Romania. DGSE clarifies that in recent years “he has been in direct contact with Pavel Doufo”, but refuses to ask him to ban some “conservative” messages, as the Russian businessman himself claimed through X. Pavel Dourov accused the head of the French DGSE Foreign Intelligence Service Nicolas Lerner that he had called for conservative voices in Romania before the Romanian presidential election yesterday, adding that he had refused the request. Doufov, born in Russia, is under legal surveillance in France, locked in the luxurious Parisian Krigion Hotel, having been charged with organized crime in Telegram. He said he was Lerner, the leader of DGSE, who approached him. ‘This spring at Salon des Batailles […]
Source: News Beast

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