SEOUL, South Korea — An American live-streamer known for his offensive stunts abroad has been indicted by South Korean authorities for causing a “commotion” at a convenience store, prosecutors said Wednesday.
Ramsey Khalid Ismael, better known by his online alias Johnny Somali, is a 24-year-old live-streamer who hurls provocative and offensive insults while traveling abroad, including in U.S. allies South Korea and Japan.
A spokesperson for the Seoul Southern District Prosecutors’ Office told reporters Wednesday that Somali will face trial and is also banned from leaving the country.
He is, however, not detained, the spokesperson’s office said.
South Korea often imposes travel bans when there’s a flight risk.
Somali, whose streams often involve desecrating monuments and harassing local residents, has been banned multiple times from various social media platforms and currently streams on Rumble, a live-streaming platform with looser moderation policies than Twitch, another popular live-streaming platform.
In videos Somali posted on Instagram last month, he
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