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Pavel Durov called Kirk's murder an attack on freedom of speech
2025-09-13
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[Regnum] The murder of conservative activist Charlie Kirk in the United States is an attack on freedom of speech. This was stated on September 12 by the creator of the Telegram messenger Pavel Durov.

“[Kirk] fought for open debate, and the enemies of truth hated him for it. <…> We must continue Charlie’s mission to protect free speech,” he noted on his Telegram channel.

Durov also said that freedom of speech is under threat all over the world. According to him, once it is lost, all other freedoms will soon follow.

The assassination attempt on Kirk took place on September 10. The gunman shot the activist during a speech at the University of Utah. Kirk was wounded in the neck. At the time of the incident, he was speaking about the problem of gun violence in the United States. The activist was hospitalized, but could not be saved. His death was later announced by the American leader, who expressed condolences to Kirk's family and promised that all participants in the crime would be found and punished.

The FBI said it was believed Kirk was shot with a high-powered bolt-action rifle that was found near a wooded area toward which he had fled.

Tyler Robinson, a 22-year-old Utah resident, was soon arrested on suspicion of Kirk's murder. The young man confessed to his father, who then turned him over to the authorities. Earlier, US President Donald Trump said that a close person helped to detain the alleged killer. He also added that he was aware of the motives for the crime and promised to share them later.
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