Tuesday, December 14, a Cantal doctor was sentenced to six months in prison suspended as well as a fine of 40,000 euros and a ban on exercising his profession for the next five years for having made 35 fake health passes free of charge, said in
Figaro
the Aurillac floor, confirming information from
La Montagne
.
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The case came to light after the dissemination of a report from the Regional Health Agency (ARS) Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes to the public prosecutor of Aurillac, who immediately opened an investigation.
The doctor in question, although retired, officiated in nursing homes located in Aurillac (Cantal) and Vic-sur-Cère (Cantal),
Aurillac public prosecutor Paolo Giambiasi
told
Figaro
.
Falsifications in the Ameli system
Placed in police custody, the practitioner quickly recognized the facts, confirming having made several false passes for the benefit, mainly, of some of his knowledge as well as that of his son. Questioned during the hearing, this retiree would then have justified his gesture by the fact that he considered that the vaccination campaign was assimilated to a "
gene therapy
", reports
Ouest France
.
To create these false health passes, the practitioner always operated in the same way: "
He entered the Ameli system and, being a doctor, could indicate a date of vaccination and a vaccination batch number from the social security number of the doctor. 'assured.
He himself benefited from a false health pass
, ”
prosecutor Paolo Giambiasi told
Le Figaro , adding that the doctor also admitted having falsified a PCR test.
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But the man was not acting alone.
His son's role was to put him in touch with people interested in these fakes.
The latter was fined 3,000 euros, including 1,500 suspended for "complicity by assistance".
He himself had benefited from a false pass, provided by his father.