Johnny Somali Has Lost His Appeal In South Korea As Court Upheld His Prison Sentence With Hard Labour

ByMF Jones

Controversial streamer Johnny Somali has lost his appeal in a South Korean court as judges upheld his six-month prison sentence with hard labour.

It’s not all bad news, though – prosecutors were in the same court trying to get his sentence increased to three years, but that appeal was rejected too.

Somali (real name Ramsey Khalid Ismael), 25, had made a name for himself online for being rude and obnoxious in public, and figured that South Korea would be a safe place to behave this way.

Among the crimes and provocative acts he committed in the country:

  • Created and distributed an AI-deepfake video of himself having sex with popular Korean streamer BongBong.
  • Kissed and molested the “Statue of Peace” (a memorial for World War II sexual slavery victims).
  • Blasted North Korean music in public spaces.
  • Created disturbances in convenience stores, including blasting loud music and spilling ramen everywhere.

In the end, he was convicted on eight charges and was rather fortunate in receiving a more lenient sentence than anyone expected. Although six months in a South Korean prison is no joke – which is why Somali reportedly plans to appeal the sentence again, this time to the Supreme Court.

Even before his sentencing – Somali was being routinely confronted and beaten up by South Koreans in the streets:

Unlike standard imprisonment, his sentence specifically mandates prison labour, which I guess means he’ll be cooking and cleaning and whatnot. So at least he’ll be making himself useful in there.

Following the completion of his sentence, legal experts anticipate Somali will face deportation and a permanent entry ban from South Korea.

I bet the moment he’s out of the country he’s going to jump on livestream and start making fun of South Korea for letting him go. Is that cynical? Maybe. Let’s see if he’s actually learnt his lesson when it’s all said and done.

Meanwhile, things have gone from bad to worse for Vitaly following his release from prison in the Philippines. Whoops.

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