Overview

• Ilan M., known as Amine Mojito, was sentenced on October 3 to 12 months in prison with six months to be served, a €1,500 fine, and a three‑year weapons ban.
• Judges convicted him of violence with a weapon not resulting in incapacity for work after he posted videos pretending to inject strangers on Paris streets with capped or empty syringes.
• Prosecutors argued the clips intensified public anxiety and risked normalizing attacks, noting the videos went viral as concern over needle assaults grew.
• The defendant told the court he copied stunts seen online in Spain and Portugal to revive his social media profile and said he did not foresee the harm.
• Authorities continue investigating reported syringe jabs linked to Fête de la Musique, with at least 145 complaints and several arrests, while the contents of seized syringes remain unconfirmed.