SAMEER AL-DOUMY via AFP
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CORONAVIRUS – Willing to do anything to avoid getting vaccinated. While Emmanuel Macron announced at the beginning of the week the next extension of the health pass in leisure places as well as restaurants and bars, some are struggling not to have to go through the Covid-19 vaccine. And do not hesitate to turn to the use of false documents.
Whether it’s questionable Snapchat ads or real organized networks, there are many ways to get hold of the precious sesame. In an article dated July 16,The Parisian relates in particular how for several hundred euros and the complicity of a nurse in a vaccination center, a journalist managed to obtain a fake health pass without ever receiving a single dose of vaccine.
For all those involved in this “scheme” – and not to mention the lack of protection against the coronavirus – it can be very expensive, reminds us the public service site. In this case, it is forgery and the use of forgery, a misdemeanor. “It is an offense to use forgery when using such documents to obtain a right or to prove a fact. The use of forgeries is punished even if the perpetrator did not manufacture the forgeries in question ”, specifies the site.
Two years in prison rather than the vaccine?
Thus, the mere possession of a false document is punishable by 2 years in prison and a fine of 30,000 euros. This amounts to 5 years in prison and 75,000 euros when it comes to several documents.
As for the offense of forgery or use of forgery, he is punished by 3 years in prison and a fine of 45,000 euros. As for the person who produces these false documents, they incur the same penalties, as well as additional penalties. This offense of forgery can obviously also apply to false PCR tests.
For people who use these false documents knowing that they are positive for Covid-19, there is also a risk of being incriminated for “endangering the lives of others”. Facts punishable by a fine of 15,000 euros and one year in prison.
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