Petition for "severe punishment" reportedly filed against Johnny Somali in South Korea that could "doom" him

An alleged victim of Ramsey Khalid Ismael, popularly known as "Johnny Somali," has reportedly petitioned for "severe punishment" against the internet personality in South Korea. On June 30, 2025, lawyer and YouTuber Andrew "Legal Mindset" reported that a petition was filed in the official court records of Seoul's West District Court, which is "almost never seen."

Claiming that the alleged victim's petition could "doom" Johnny Somali to receive the maximum punishment, Legal Mindset stated:

"A petition for severe punishment. Ladies and gentlemen, we now have officially filed, in the official court records of Seoul, South Korea, the Western District Court, filed by a victim of the case. A rare petition that is almost never seen. Except for in the most extreme cases. And this petition is so severe, it could doom him to maximum punishment. It's called a Petition for Severe Punishment."

According to him, the alleged victim stated that they had suffered damage:

"It requires four things in the filing document. Four things to put in this document, which was filed last week. The first is that the person who filed it is the victim, and that there was damage done to the victim. So, that means this cannot be filed by a rando. This cannot be filed by somebody who was not involved or not hurt by him, or just by like me or somebody on the Somali conviction team who wasn't there or experienced this. This had to be filed by an actual victim. That means somebody that can come to court and can testify, and they can come to court and point to Johnny, and say, 'He needs the maximum punishment.'"

Timestamp - 00:50:05

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Legal Mindset claims petition for "severe punishment" filed against Johnny Somali has to be "based in facts"

At the 54-minute mark of the video, Legal Mindset claimed that the petition for "severe punishment" filed against Johnny Somali had to be "based in facts" and "not in emotion."

Furthermore, the YouTuber claimed that victims who file the petition cannot make "pure emotional appeals":

"So, this petition, which was filed by the victim last week, has to be based in facts, not in emotion. So, you cannot make pure emotional appeals. You have to state factual things that happened to you as a victim, and you have to say, 'This is why because these factual things need to be punished.'"

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Johnny Somali has yet to make a public statement regarding his legal situation in South Korea.

Edited by Rachel Syiemlieh