Police arrested a doctor from a private clinic who allegedly issued fake COVID-19 vaccination certificates.
According to BERNAMA, Terengganu police chief Datuk Rohaimi Md Isa said the 51-year-old man was picked up on Saturday (January 8th) at his clinic in Marang, Terengganu, following a complaint from members of the public.
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“Investigations revealed that a total of 1,900 individuals were found to be dealing with this clinic for vaccination purposes.
“Out of that number we are still investigating how many did not get injections, but got fake vaccination certificates. It is understood that those who want to get this fake certificate need to pay between RM400 and RM600 compared to the actual price of RM300 for the shot,” he said.
There are also individuals from outside the state who went to the doctor to obtain fake vaccination certificates.
“Most of the customers dealt with the doctor online, so we will try to get information from email in the laptop that was also confiscated from the clinic,” he said.
The doctor was also believed to have carried out the activity alone in the treatment room without the help of other clinic staff.
Rohaimi added: “Even though the doctor admitted to being an anti-vaxxer, he has already received the vaccine shot, probably because of his work.”
The suspect was also believed to have used an agent who was given a commission of RM50 to promote his services and that the case was being investigated under Section 420 of the Penal Code for cheating.
By: Aishah Akashah Ahadiat
