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, ■ Supporters relay funds to arrested Jung
Sending 100,000 to 1 million won through shared accounts
“Amount raised so far exceeds 200 million won”
Secondary victim blaming as “traitor”
“Collective madness” even within the medical community,
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, ‘A former internal medicine specialist who was arrested for creating and spreading the so-called ‘doctor blacklist’ is being supported by fellow medical professionals who see him as a hero and independence activist, a fund-raising movement is confirmed. Criticism towards the distorted perception and actions of the medical community, which praises the perpetrator who blacklists doctors defending their beliefs, is growing.’,
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, ‘According to the medical community on the 23rd, there is an increasing movement of support for Jung, the former specialist arrested on the 20th for creating and spreading the blacklist. Through various private doctor-only online communities, members are sharing Jung’s personal account number and engaging in a “support relay” by sending funds. Certification posts of support ranging from 100,000 to 1 million won are pouring in on the communities. One doctor who sent 1 million won posted, “We must make his arrest a festival so that the prosecution will rethink their actions,” and described Jung as “our hero.” ‘,
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, ‘The total amount raised in the past two days alone is estimated to be in the tens of millions of won. One community had 60 certification posts in just one night on the 21st, averaging hundreds of thousands of won per person. Another community posted, “The amount sent and certified so far has exceeded 200 million won.” There are even suggestions such as mentioning the bail account of Jung’s spouse, Jung Kyung-sim, a former professor at Dongyang University who is currently in custody, saying, “Let’s break Jung Kyung-sim’s record of 2 billion once the bail account is released.”‘,
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, ‘There is a growing secondary victim blaming trend that praises Jung, the perpetrator of online harassment, and criticizes the victims listed on the blacklist. In one community, a popular post read, “Even during the Japanese colonial period, there were traitors who sold out their colleagues for their personal gain,” on the topic of Korean collaborators with Japan, and said, “Now, a noble independence fighter is arrested because of you.” There are even calls for victims to submit a “non-punishment agreement” for Jung.’,
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, ‘A doctor at a university hospital lamented, “In the case of a criminal, there is a movement to raise funds for them, but there is no interest in the pain suffered by the actual victims. The voice of conscience is being completely ignored, and the medical community is being engulfed in collective madness.” On the same day, Seoul Police Chief Kim Bong-sik stated, “We are identifying an additional 3 individuals who shared the blacklist access link and are currently tracing them. I will rigorously and promptly investigate this malicious collective behavior.”‘,
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