Overview
- He was placed under formal investigation for participation in a terrorist criminal association and financing a terrorist enterprise, then remanded to pre-trial detention, the PNAT said.
- DGSI officers arrested the suspect on October 26 inside Lyon’s administrative detention center after he had lived in France for several years.
- Prosecutors say he clearly adhered to jihadist ideology and was in contact with Islamic State Khorasan.
- Investigators suspect he translated and relayed IS‑K propaganda on TikTok and Snapchat and sent funds abroad, including via cryptocurrencies and the Wise platform.
- In custody he denied membership in the organization, calling himself a sympathizer, as French officials continue to identify IS‑K as a primary terrorist threat.