“Their answer is being checked, a decision is being prepared,” RIA Novosti reports.

It is noted that Telegram authorized a law office in Germany to legally represent its interests in both proceedings.

What kind of claims are in question in the BfJ did not specify.

In February 2022, the moderators of the Telegram messenger blocked 64 channels at the request of German law enforcement agencies after negotiations with the German government.

The parties agreed to remain "in close contact".

Earlier, German Interior Minister Nancy Feser said she did not set a goal to disable the Telegram messenger in the country.