Johnny Somali is being hunted by South Korean hackers days away from trial

Hackers in South Korea are keeping a close eye on Johnny Somali as the country slapped the streamer with a new charge mere days before the start of his trial.

Controversial streamer Johnny Somali is set to begin his trial on March 7 after the creator caused chaos in South Korea, resulting in several charges.

Somali, real name Ramsey Khalid Ismael, visited South Korea in 2024 after a series of stunts in Israel and Japan. Upon arriving in the Asian country, Somali continued to stir up trouble by disrespecting locals, dancing subjectively on the Statue of Peace, and other antics.

Now, hackers are tracking the streamer and found his location off just a brick wall in the background of a video. 

Hackers are watching Johnny Somali

Lawyer and YouTuber Legal Mindset has been following the Somali case closely and on March 3, revealed that Korea had hit Somali with a new charge just as hackers had identified a location where Ismael was staying.

According to reports, when Johnny and his streamer friend Hank Yoo were filming, hackers were able to pinpoint their location based on a brick wall behind them.

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The hackers claimed that while they didn’t know what to do with the information, they would pass on the location to any Koreans who want to know where Somali is staying.

Many South Koreans have taken matters into their own hands to find and punish Ismael.  Notably, a former Korean Navy SEAL found him and knocked him out in a must-see video.

While nothing has yet come of his location being revealed, his location being tracked will make it almost impossible to avoid courts for his upcoming prosecution on March 7. And now he’s got even more charges to deal with.

Johnny Somali hit with yet another charge & more jail time

On March 4, Somali was hit with a second obstruction of business charge in addition to the first count and two other charges for violating the minor crimes act.

🚨 Breaking 🚨: FOURTH CHARGE added to criminal docket of Ramsey Khalid Ismael (aka Johnny Somali) for his trial scheduled to start the morning of March 7, 2025 in the Western District Courthouse in Seoul.

This is a big development. We will discuss on stream tonight.

— Legal Mindset (@TheLegalMindset) March 4, 2025

While we don’t know the specifics behind these charges yet, obstruction of business carries a maximum penalty of five years in jail per count and a fine of $11,000 USD.

To make matters worse, there are other allegations against Somali that could result in additional charges down the line.

So far, he’s been accused of violating anti-terrorism laws, threatening to sexually assault female streamers, creating AI deepfakes of other creators, violating the Railroad Act, and even spreading North Korean propaganda.