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by maeln 666 days ago
> - There is the murder of racing driver "Laurent Pasquali" who is presumed to have been killed by a french intelligence officer. The plot involved over 20 people with several of them being french intelligence officers. In fact they got his personal information and address to plan the murder plot through the french intelligence database.

The guy who is presumed to be the murderer is an ex-intelligence officer, not currently employed by the intelligence services.

> It is even possible that Durov has saved lives by not communicating user information to the french intelligence services.

And exactly how many did he condemned by letting criminal network run wild on his platform, with little to no moderation, and no collaboration with police forces ?
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gdsfg534 666 days ago
> The guy who is presumed to be the murderer is an ex-intelligence officer

There's a "he resigned two weeks ago" meme in Russia. Every time a police officer or someone else from the government is caught red-handed committing a crime, it "turns out" they have allegedly resigned a few weeks prior to the incident. It seems Putin's regime is not an aberration, they're trailblazers.

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maeln 666 days ago
Except the guy was working for the DCRI, which has turned into the DGSI since 2014. So it has been out of the police forces for at least 10 years. Not a few weeks ago.

You can find a lot of information on french media, like https://www.leparisien.fr/faits-divers/reseau-franc-macon-de...

What would be more concerning is that current member of the DGSE were planning a murder (in the same article). But then again, they were arrested, and this is why we know what likely happened to Pasquali. This is not Russia where the FSB can run wild.

Finally, I do find it strange to argue with a brand new account who basically just post to defend Telegram.

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gdsfg534 666 days ago
> Finally, I do find it strange to argue with a brand new account who basically just post to defend Telegram.

Why do you find it strange? Do you consider self compilation of a dossier on yourself a healthier practice?

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