Pavel Durov commented on the information that the Kazan shoote | Telegram Info English

Pavel Durov commented on the information that the Kazan shooter had a Telegram channel in which he shared his plans:

"Even if law enforcers had somehow monitored all Telegram channels in real time, it is unlikely they would have managed to prevent the tragedy in such a short time: the criminal deliberately did not disclose his plans in advance and did not give any specifics.

The emotional reaction to the monstrous events in Kazan is to look for the culprits among third parties, from the creators of computer games to school principals. But we must admit: it is impossible to fully protect society from the actions of mentally unstable people.

The inevitability of such events doesn't make them any less tragic. But they should not serve as a pretext for organizing a witch hunt or turning society into a concentration camp».

At the same time, a Moscow court fined Telegram 5 million rubles for refusing to remove information about rallies in support of Navalny.