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> A person witnessing a crime by itself is not a crime. However, a person witnessing a crime and choosing not to report it is a crime.

That’s generally not true, at least in the Anglo legal system.




If we're doing US criminal law, failing to report crimes is a red herring here, right? I'd assume the accusation would turn on accomplice liability, on Durov both knowing about the crime and, in that knowing state of mind, doing something concrete to help it (like concealing it from inquiring authorities).

Obviously this is French criminal law, which is, well, wow.

https://www.debevoise.com/-/media/files/pdf/20190521_10_thin...




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