ISAE Antwerp riot: Moroccan influencer’s troubled past resurfaces

Yasser Ghermaoui, known by the pseudonym ISAE, was conducting a stop on his Belgian tour at a restaurant in Antwerp-North to help a young fan suffering from cancer. The situation quickly deteriorated due to the influx of nearly three hundred young people. Without apparent reason, the crowd threw stones, eggs and fireworks at the establishment and law enforcement. Police had to deploy multiple intervention teams to restore order late in the evening, making seven administrative arrests for public disorder in the process.

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This charitable initiative contrasts sharply with the recent actions of the 28-year-old Moroccan-Dutch content creator. The daily newspaper Nieuwsblad recalls that he is currently the subject of an investigation for insurance fraud orchestrated in late 2024. He is suspected of having hired two accomplices to set fire to his luxury Mercedes in the underground parking of a residential complex in the center of the city of Hasselt.

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This deliberate fire caused significant material damage, forcing the evacuation of about twenty residents and rendering the building temporarily uninhabitable. These serious facts led the YouTuber into preventive detention at Liège’s Lantin prison for several months. Released in March 2025, he has resumed his public appearances with his followers, while the judicial investigation against him continues.