Doctor Community "Request for Help"
Medical professionals have reportedly continued to support resident doctor A, who was arrested on the 3rd of this month on charges of leaking personal information of doctors who did not participate in collective resignation online.
On the 6th, Yonhap News reported that a post requesting support for A was uploaded on an online community exclusively for medical students and doctors, where the author introduced themselves as a peer of A.
Support from the medical community continues for resident doctor A, who was arrested on the 3rd of this month on charges of leaking the personal information of doctors who did not participate in the collective resignation online. Screenshot from an online community
The author wrote in the post, "(We are) peers from the same medical department as the resident doctor who was arrested on December 3rd for distributing a 'thankful doctors list' blacklist," adding, "While considering how to help the arrested resident doctor, we decided to ask the medical community for assistance and support."
Introducing A as "a peer who was kinder to patients than anyone else and devoted to medical care," the author said, "We, as peers, are stepping forward to request support for our friend who is enduring despair alone in a cold cell."
They continued, "My peer may face severe punishment due to this incident and might lose the medical profession and license that he intended to dedicate his life to. Please lend even a small amount of support," emphasizing, "Any small help is desperately needed."
The author also added, "If even a small help is given, our friend, who is enduring an extremely difficult time in despair, will gain the strength to hold on," and disclosed A’s bank account number at the end of the post.
Subsequently, photos verifying transfers of support funds ranging from 100,000 won to 300,000 won and 500,000 won were posted.
A is suspected of posting personal information of emergency room workers, returning residents, and fellows, whom he labeled as 'collaborators,' on overseas sites such as Pastebin in August. This is the second time that a person posting a medical blacklist containing personal information of doctors who did not participate in collective action has been arrested in connection with the current medical crisis.
Previously, Jung, a resident doctor who compiled lists of residents, fellows, and medical students and posted them multiple times on the medical community Medistaff and Telegram channels, was arrested in September.
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