Overview
- The Paris Criminal Court convicted Ilan M., known online as Amine Mojito, of violence with a weapon not resulting in incapacity for work.
- The sentence totals 12 months with six months to be served in custody, a €1,500 fine, and a three‑year prohibition on owning or carrying weapons.
- Prosecutors, citing roughly 145 syringe reports during June’s Fête de la Musique, said the videos inflamed public anxiety and initially sought about 15 months under electronic monitoring.
- The videos showed him approaching strangers in Paris with capped or empty syringes; he told the court he copied pranks seen in Spain and Portugal to revive his online profile.
- Defense lawyers highlighted nearly two months of pretrial detention, including solitary at Fleury‑Mérogis, while victim accounts and online reactions reflected sharp disagreement over the punishment.