US Live-Streamer Johnny Somali Faces Charges in Japan
Prosecutors demand $1,400 fine for disruption in Osaka restaurant, marking his second arrest in the country.
- US live-streamer Johnny Somali, real name Ismael Ramsey Khalid, faces criminal charges in Japan for playing loud music in a restaurant in Osaka and obstructing the business.
- Prosecutors have demanded a fine of ¥200,000 ($1,400) and expressed that there is 'no room for leniency'.
- Khalid has expressed regret and promised to stop filming videos.
- This is Khalid's second arrest in Japan; he was previously arrested for trespassing into a construction site but charges were dropped.
- Khalid has a history of controversial behavior, including making light of the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and making racist comments about Japanese people.