Pavel Durov, the Chief Executive Officer of Telegram, who was detained in France last year and faced several charges relating to the messaging app, has now left the country and returned to Dubai where he is based.

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov says that he has travelled from France to Dubai, even as the French authorities continue to investigate criminal activity on his messaging app.

Pavel Durov, the founder and CEO of Telegram, said Monday he is back home in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, seven months after his arrest in France over charges the social messaging app was used for criminal activity.