American livestreamer indicted in South Korea over offensive antics
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A spokesperson for a Seoul prosecutors’ office said Ramsey Khalid Ismael, popularly known as Johnny Somali, will face trial and is banned from leaving the country.

Summary

Ramsey Khalid Ismael, known online as Johnny Somali, faces trial in South Korea for disruptive behavior at a convenience store and is banned from leaving the country.

Somali, infamous for offensive stunts, has provoked outrage with actions like desecrating the Comfort Woman statue in Seoul and mocking historical tragedies in Japan.

South Korean authorities imposed a travel ban due to flight risk, though he remains at large.

Somali’s antics, often streamed on Rumble, have drawn widespread condemnation as part of a growing trend of “nuisance influencers” disrupting communities abroad.

  • phdepressed@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    17·
    9 days ago

    Isn’t this the guy who couldn’t leave his hotel because he kept getting jumped. Internet had put a bounty on him so anyone streaming him getting his shit kicked in was getting like $100 or something. I thought he had gone into police custody for his own safety…

    • T156@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      9 days ago

      Yes. For a while, South Korean internet nicknamed him the “Gold Goblin” (after Diablo), since he was so disliked that anyone shown hitting him would receive a decent amount of money in donations.