Overview

• A Paris court has postponed Amine Mojito’s trial to September 5 and placed him in pretrial detention on charges of non-incapacitating violence with a weapon.
• Police analysis of social media footage found that he kept the syringe cap on in all videos, concluding that no actual needle punctures occurred.
• Mojito, who posted videos on June 20 and June 23 claiming to warn of syringe pricks during the Fête de la Musique, told investigators he intended the stunts as a joke.
• The Ministry of the Interior recorded 145 reports of alleged syringe attacks during the festival, including 21 in the Île-de-France region, although medical and police teams have struggled to verify actual injections.
• Authorities continue nationwide investigations into the so-called ‘needle pricks’ phenomenon as they confront challenges in evidence collection and the influence of viral social media stunts by repeat-offender influencers.