Friday 19th November 2021
Fake vaccination certificate?
Public prosecutor is investigating Werder coach
The topic of vaccinations has been a concern of football since Joshua Kimmich at the latest. In the debate about the role model function of the Bundesliga stars, a statement from Werder Bremen bursts. A preliminary investigation into the use of a forged vaccination certificate was initiated against Trainer Anfang.
There is a stir around Bremen coach Markus Anfang. He is faced with serious allegations. The second division confirmed investigations against the 47-year-old former Bundesliga professional late on Thursday evening. The allegation: He is said to have used a fake digital vaccination certificate. In the morning, the Bremen public prosecutor confirmed the investigation against the Bundesliga coach to Radio Bremen. Previously, the Bremen health department had filed a criminal complaint against the beginning.
According to information from the club, an investigation has been initiated, but the coach decidedly rejected the allegations in a personal interview. Otherwise, the association left the allegations uncommented in the brief statement entitled “Opinion on the vaccination status of Markus Anfang”.
The trainer had “emphatically assured that he was fully vaccinated and that he had not used a forged vaccination certificate,” said a statement from the former Bundesliga champions. The club announced that the beginning itself was “irritated and annoyed” by the allegations.
Abnormalities during routine control
“Just like every other double-vaccinated citizen, I received my two vaccinations in an official vaccination center and received the appropriate stickers in the yellow vaccination certificate,” the statement quoted at the beginning. “I then had it digitized in the pharmacy and naturally assumed that everything would be in order with it. I very much hope that the subject will be cleared up quickly.”
According to information from “Deichstube” should initially come into the sights of the Bremen health department as part of the contact follow-up by Marco Friedl. The defender had tested positive last week. In the initial vaccination certificate, there were abnormalities during the routine check: a vaccination date noted in his vaccination certificate allegedly overlapped with a deployment as a Werder trainer.
When he started working at the Weserstadion in the beginning of the summer, he had declared that he had not yet been vaccinated. Only last week, however, the former SV Darmstadt 98 coach gave an update on his vaccination status. “I have been vaccinated myself, but everyone can make their own decision,” the 47-year-old told the “Bild” newspaper.
The use of a forged vaccination certificate is a punishable offense for private individuals in relation to authorities and insurance companies. In this case, they face fines or imprisonment.