Overview

• He has been indicted on terrorist criminal association charges at the Paris pôle antiterroriste and placed in pre-trial detention.
• Investigators allege he plotted violence “against Jews and unbelievers” in a jihadist attack in Paris.
• He was flagged under France’s S-flag surveillance system and monitored by the DGSI since the 2020 COVID-19 lockdown for viewing radical videos.
• His documented psychiatric history highlights challenges at the intersection of mental health and youth radicalization.
• The inquiry intensified after authorities arrested a 15-year-old suspect in mid-June and interrogated her about her connection to the plot.