The fake vaccination certificates were sold, among other things, through advertisements on Snapchat to people who paid a lot of money for them. The three medical assistants are suspected of preparing the corona passports. The other suspects, three men, are said to have sold the counterfeit papers.
The Public Prosecution Service is demanding 240 hours of community service against the six suspects, as well as suspended prison sentences of between 3 and 12 months. “All suspects have seriously damaged citizens’ confidence in the government and have contributed in an infuriating manner to undermining Dutch government policy,” the public prosecutor said this morning.
Fake agreements for evidence
The Public Prosecution Service writes that it was ‘a very cunning’ form of fraud. Fake appointments were made in which it was pretended that real vaccinations were taking place. The vaccines were then thrown away, but were registered, allowing people to obtain a working vaccination certificate.
“Society must be able to rely on the authenticity of documents showing whether the person concerned has been vaccinated or not,” the justice department said. According to the Public Prosecution Service, the fact that the case is only now being delayed has to do with the ‘complexity and duration’ of the investigation.
