The facts date back to Tuesday, October 5.
A 19-year-old man, who did not have a health pass, presented the QR code of that of Emmanuel Macron at the entrance of the Salvator hospital in Marseille (IXth arrondissement), reports the Actu 17 site. appointment for a consultation ”, confirmed the AP-HM to France 3 Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.
“He explained that he had an appointment and had to participate in a working group.
Given that he did not have a health pass, he decided to present that of Emmanuel Macron, who had leaked on the Internet a few weeks ago, ”detailed a source close to the investigation on the Actu 17 site. The security guards realized this and let him pass before calling the police.
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The head of state's QR code was shared on social networks in September.
The caregivers at the origin of the leak had been identified and their professional orders had been contacted by the Health Insurance.
"They did well"
“They did well, they didn't want to refuse him and let him go like that.
They judged that this usurpation was too serious ”, explained the communication of the AP-HM to France 3. Arrested, the young man was placed in police custody until the end of the evening Tuesday.
He was fined 4th class for "presenting a health document belonging to a third party during an access control to a place as part of the fight against the spread of the epidemic".