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A doctor is said to have issued false vaccination certificates. He was convicted for this in 2023 and has filed an appeal. However, the second appointment before the regional court had to be cancelled.
The trial first took place in the district court in 2023. Now he is going to the regional court. Photo: Patrick Seeger/dpa
by Winfried Köninger
5 hours 2 minutes ago
The consequences of the corona pandemic are still affecting the judiciary. In August last year, an Offenburg doctor was sentenced by the Offenburg district court to a fine of 180 daily rates of 40 euros each. He also received a fine of 600 euros for entering vaccinations in the vaccination certificate without having done so. The doctor had lodged an appeal against this and the matter has been being heard in the Offenburg regional court since last Tuesday.
In August 2023, the court found it proven that the defendant had received between 50 and 200 euros for an entry in the patient’s vaccination certificate. However, a vaccination with the active ingredient from Johnson & Johnson did not take place. Instead, the 74-year-old administered globules or sprayed aerosols, which he was convinced would provide better protection against Covid-19. The trial drew a large crowd of the accused doctor’s colleagues in front of the Offenburg courthouse and ensured that the spectators were full. The defendant called his colleagues “his big family”. The supporters carried placards that read: “The wrong people are on trial.”
Offenburg doctor may be threatened with professional ban
According to his then lawyer Manuel Singler last year, it was initially unclear whether the doctor would appeal after the verdict, as such a procedure carried the risk of a professional ban being imposed against the doctor. The doctor has now changed his defense attorney for the appeal process and is being represented by Dirk Schmitz from Iserlohn. According to the lawyer himself, he has experience in criminal proceedings in connection with the coronavirus.
The accused explained again that he had vaccinated all patients with the globules he had made himself. He wanted to administer the active ingredient in such a way that the patients would not be harmed. He admitted that he had stamped vaccination certificates and thus issued them. He is said to have donated the money for his services to networks. As lawyer Schmitz explained upon request, according to his client there were supposed to be collection campaigns for those accused of crimes in connection with Corona regulations.
The follow-up trial, now scheduled for last Thursday, had to be canceled due to the illness of one of those involved in the trial. According to information from the regional court, the next appointment is scheduled for Tuesday, November 26th, at 1:30 p.m. In the meantime, the defendant’s assets are to be determined by the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority with regard to the amount of the daily rates.
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