A doctor from the Medical Center at the Kyustendil Hospital issued the immunization certificates. Detection of the crime began in Veliko Tarnovo
Police smashed a network to issue fake COVID-19 vaccination certificates. Simultaneously, police operations are being conducted on the territory of Veliko Tarnovo and Kyustendil, BNR reported.
Two regional directorates and the national police are clarifying facts and circumstances related to the issuance of false certificates against coronavirus, said the spokesperson of the police in Kyustendil Katya Tabachka.
The police action continues. The medical center of the health institution is currently being inspected on the territory of the Kyustendil Hospital, the director of the hospital, Dr. Alexander Velichkov, told BTA.
“It’s a great shame, it’s the exact opposite of what we’ve been trying to do in recent months – to agitate people to get vaccinated,” Velichkov said.
He admitted that the center employs people from the hospital’s teams. According to unofficial information, the head of the health center, which issued the fake certificates, works as a radiologist.
The investigation began on October 13, when it is established that in the city of Veliko Tarnovo a person offers fake Covid certificates at a price of BGN 500. An intermediary has also been identified, as well as several people who have benefited from the “service”.
So far, the investigation has established that at least five fake Covid certificates have been issued in Veliko Tarnovo, and two of their recipients have left the country with the help of fake documents and are currently abroad.
Four suspects were detained in Veliko Tarnovo, among which one is a criminal who have been intermediaries in securing fake Covid certificates. There are no doctors among the detainees, Horizont has learned from sources close to the investigation.
It is yet to be established how many such certificates for formally performed vaccinations against Covid-19 have been delivered and distributed in the Veliko Tarnovo region and what exact price has been paid for them.
However, after the continuation of the investigative actions, it was established that the man from Veliko Tarnovo and his mediator were kept in touch with a woman from Kyustendil and Covid certificates were in fact issued in a medical center in Kyustendil, which is located in the city hospital.
“It is a great shame, this is exactly the opposite of what we have been trying to do in recent months – to agitate people to get vaccinated,” said the director of the hospital in Kyustendil, Dr. Alexander Velichkov. Velichkov. He declined to comment on the case and said he would do so when the investigation is over.
Investigative actions are currently being carried out on the territory of the medical center, and there are several detainees.
Pre-trial proceedings have already been instituted in the case, and a little later the Ministry of Interior will provide detailed information on the progress of the investigation.
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