Anti-Corona demo in Leipzig: This is how the police want to expose fake certificates

At an anti-corona demo in Dresden, thousands violated the mask requirement, some with fake certificates. That should be different in Leipzig.

Leipzig – The trade fair city is preparing for the demo Saturday: The “movement Leipzig“calls to Big demo against the Corona measures on Augustusplatz. At a similar demo in Dresden, thousands violated the mask requirement, some with falsified certificates. That should be different in Leipzig.

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The movement expects 20,000 demonstrators in Leipzig: Reich citizens, conspiracy theorists, the NPD, but also the Stalinist Red Flag want to come, as well as citizens who have not yet been on the political fringes.

Nevertheless, it shouldn’t be a superspreader party: “We know the situation in Dresden,” says police spokesman Olaf Hoppe (43). “We incorporate the experience into our operational planning.”

First measures: “A lot more forces are used,” says Hoppe. “The federal police are deployed, and support has been asked in other countries.”

In addition, there are pre-checks on arrival and the police have figured out what real certificates look like. “Only official certificates are recognized!” Says the spokesman.

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But what is the difference between a real and a false certificate?

“It must contain the name and address of the patient and doctor,” says Knut Köhler (53), spokesman for the Saxon State Medical Association. “It is also only valid with a stamp and signature, and a date must also be included.”

In addition, the Higher Administrative Court of North Rhine-Westphalia has decided that a blanket mask exemption is not sufficient: The certificate must state precisely why this is necessary.

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