([Source in Japanese by Sankei: 店で大音量音楽…迷惑系配信者「ソマリ」威力業務妨害罪で起訴 大阪地検](https://www.sankei.com/article/20231102-77EF5MJKRNLGLAGKHWLS5BSAW4/); Mostly translated with DeepL)
On November 2, the Osaka District Public Prosecutors Office charged Ismael Ramsey Khalid, 24, aka Johnny Somali, a U.S. citizen “nuisance-type” Internet distributor, with obstructing business by force for causing trouble at a restaurant in Minami, Osaka.
According to the indictment, at around 1:30 a.m. on September 12, at a restaurant in Dotonbori, Chuo-ku, Osaka City, the suspect interfered with the restaurant staff’s business by playing loud music while recording video. The district attorney’s office has not revealed whether he is guilty or not.
On the other hand, the district attorney’s office dropped the charge of trespassing (prosecution suspended) for the alleged trespassing into a planned hotel construction site in Nihombashi, Chuo-ku, Osaka City. The district attorney has not revealed the reason.
https://www.reddit.com/r/japan/comments/17o0sf3/foreign_youtuber_prosecuted_for_restaurant/
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Good riddance
Can he get his deportation now? Like, he’s spreading Asian hate towards Japanese people.
#StopAsianHate
Disappointed. I wanted them to throw the book at this cunt.
The penalty for “obstruction of business” is imprisonment for up to 3 years or a fine of up to 500,000 yen ($3,325). He could get a suspended sentence which means deportation and a ban on re-entering the country.
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Deport and ban him! Such an annoying prick.
Do Japanese DA’s offer plea deals? Either officially or unofficially?
Well we’ll see if he’s learned anything once he’s free. Probably not.
He obviously trespassed
I think maybe he took a plea deal idk
I really hope he tries to annoy a Yakuza and they [REDACTED] him
I try to stay away from any news about this guy for obvious reasons, but does anyone know where he is now? is he still streaming and being a small dick or has he been in police custody for questions or whatever?
What a shame. I wanted to see this guy rot in jail for at least a few years. Can’t he get deported and then banned from entering Japan again?? SMH. I’ve heard this guy was originally from Ethiopia before he got US citizenship, it’d be great if idiots like him got stripped of their citizenship for making such an embarrassment of our country. I hope Japanese know not all Americans are like him. I’m going to study in Japan for 6 months next year and I hope this twat hasn’t caused lasting damage. If he does get deported he’s welcome to continue his stupid ass pranks in a sketchy neighborhood in Baltimore or Chicago. Nothing bad will happen to him there. /s
How many times is this now? Every time he’s gotten in trouble with the law here he’s been let go
And this is why the dumb cunt does this shit. He hardly got in trouble at all and when the consequences are so light he’s just gonna keep doing the stupid shit.
Is this the part where they just hold him for a few months on rotating charges then deport him?
Prison sentence or not it’s good to see this little oxygen thief booted from Japan. Still, who are these people who watch, share and support his shit?