YouTuber Pretending to Be a COVID-19 Patient Posts "Justice Prevails" Video After Bail Denied

"Warrant Denied, So I Came Home Like This"

A man in his 20s who caused controversy by pretending to be a COVID-19 infected person on the subway

[Asia Economy Reporter Shinwon Yoon] A 20-year-old YouTuber who pretended to be a COVID-19 infected person on the subway to gain fame and made a video of it had his arrest warrant dismissed, but the YouTuber stirred controversy again by posting a video claiming "justice has prevailed."

On the 11th, Judge Jinwoong Park of the Busan District Court Western Branch dismissed the arrest warrant for Kang Mo (23), who was charged with obstruction of business and other offenses, after a pre-arrest detention hearing (warrant substantive examination).

Judge Park stated the reason for dismissal, saying, "The suspect has a fixed occupation and residence, admits to the charges, and the video from the time of the crime has been secured, so the possibility of evidence tampering is low. At this stage, it is difficult to recognize the necessity or appropriateness of detention."

In court, Kang reportedly showed remorse, saying, "I will never create and upload such content again."

However, on the same day, Kang immediately uploaded a video on his YouTube channel expressing joy, saying, "The arrest warrant was dismissed, so I was able to come home like this."

In the video, Kang claimed, "Who could be happier than me? This is not simply the dismissal of an arrest warrant but can be seen as a trial where a humble and weak individual triumphed over a massive state power. Justice has prevailed."

He also said, "I defeated the malicious commenters who said I would definitely be arrested 100%."

Earlier, on the 30th of last month at around 4:30 PM, Kang was caught by the police for producing a video on the Busan Metro Line 3 train where he suddenly coughed and pretended to be a novel coronavirus infected person by saying, "I came from Wuhan. It's pneumonia. Everyone, stay away from me," and uploading it to his YouTube channel.

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