Subway YouTuber Pretending to Be a COVID-19 Patient Arrested on Warrant: "I Wanted to Become Famous"

Mr. A is accused of pretending to be a COVID-19 patient in a subway in Busan, filming a video, and uploading it to the internet. / Photo by JTBC Broadcast Capture

[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Lim Juhyung] The police have requested an arrest warrant for a YouTuber who filmed a so-called 'molka' video, acting like a COVID-19 patient on the subway and startling citizens.

On the 8th, the Busan Northern Police Station announced that they had applied for a pre-arrest warrant for Mr. A on charges of obstruction of business.

Mr. A is accused of spreading false information by suddenly coughing and pretending to be a COVID-19 patient, saying "I came from Wuhan. Everyone stay away from me," on a Busan Subway Line 3 train at around 4:30 p.m. on the 30th of last month.

After getting off the train, Mr. A mocked by saying, "I am normal now," and "No one will know I acted strangely on the subway," and also uploaded videos of himself pretending to be a patient to YouTube and other online communities.

The videos Mr. A uploaded to YouTube have since been deleted.

When the police investigation began, Mr. A voluntarily appeared. He told the police, "I did it to become famous on YouTube."

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