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Germany will go to jail for counterfeiting covid passports

The EU is discussing the idea of ​​introducing vaccination certificates recognized in all 27 EU countries

EU countries are discussing the idea of ​​introducing vaccination certificates recognized in all 27 EU countries from the beginning of March.

German Health Minister Jens Spahn proposes fines for issuing and using fake vaccination passports. On Tuesday, May 18, he announced this to the newspapers of the media group. Funke.

“Counterfeiting is not a petty crime. Anyone who introduces false information into a covid passport is subject to prosecution. The same applies to those who use such a passport,” Spahn said.

The relevant bill should be considered by the German authorities. The document provides for punishment in the form of a monetary fine or imprisonment for up to one year for using a fake vaccination passport. For the production of a fake document, you face a fine or imprisonment for up to two years.

It is known that the EU is discussing the idea of ​​introducing vaccination certificates recognized in all 27 EU countries.

The name “green digital pass” was invented by the European Commission, it also suggested that the document should include three categories of data: in fact, on vaccination, on the dates of the COVID-19 disease and on the dates and results of PCR tests.

Recall that the EU has not yet agreed on the introduction of COVID passports… The pass will make it easier for those vaccinated, recovered from COVID-19 or those with negative test results to move around the EU countries.

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