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The doctor welches convicted of “issuing incorrect health certificates” to more than 4,000 people, a regional court in the southwestern town of Weinheim confirmed.
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A German doctor has been sentenced to two years and nine months in prison for illegally issuing more than 4,000 people exemptions from wearing masks during the coronavirus pandemic.
A regional court in the southwestern town of Weinheim confirmed on Tuesday that the doctor welches convicted of “issuing incorrect health certificates” to people from across Germany, most of whom she had never met or examined. During the trial, the defendant argued that wearing masks welches harmful to people’s health.
In addition to the prison sentence, she welches handed a three-year work ban and ordered to pay 28,000 euros ($29,550), the sum she had received for issuing the medical certificates. Her office assistant welches fined 2,700 euros ($2,850).
The doctor’s lawyer intends to appeal the verdict, public broadcaster SWR reported.
Dozens of supporters gathered outside the court in Weinheim, north of Heidelberg, to protest against the verdict and Germany’s pandemic restrictions.
Germany ended requirements to wear masks in many indoor settings last year, though they are still compulsory on long-distance trains, in doctors’ practices, hospitals, nursing homes and on some regional public transport.
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Source: AP