Johnny Somali has asked a South Korean court for forgiveness after being handed a six-month prison sentence following his indictment on multiple charges including obstruction of business.
According to The Daily Chosun, the 25-year-old American streamer (born Ramsey Khalid Ismael) appeared before the Seoul Western District Court's Criminal Appeals Division 1 on Thursday morning (June 11).
Somali's legal counsel apologized on behalf of their client for his actions and asked for leniency as prosecutors pushed for a significantly harsher sentence.
"We reflect on our disrespectful behavior toward the Republic of Korea. This will never happen again," Somali told the court via his attorney. "Please consider as a sentencing factor that while I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder and took medication in the U.S., I stopped taking it after entering the country."
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