Podcast in English
Text size
Bulgarian National Radio © 2024 All Rights Reserved

250 counterfeit green certificates issued to Bulgarians abroad

Photo: archive

A private medical center in the town of Rakovski has issued 200 counterfeit green certificates to Bulgarians who were abroad at the time of the alleged inoculation against Covid-19. The certificates have been issued in the course of 2 months.

Another 50 people received counerfeit green certificates from the municipal hospital in Asenovgrad under the same scheme. The investigation followed a report of the health authorities in Plovdiv. 

"Three doctors and a dentist have been detained", Plovdiv District Prosecutor Chavdar Groshev said. The counterfeit green certificates were sold for EUR 100 to EUR 200 and were issued with the help of intermediaries. The Economic Police has seized more than 20,000 consent forms for Covid-19 vaccination. "We are to check each consent form thoroughly in order to reveal the scale of the scheme", Prosecutor Groshev explained.




Последвайте ни и в Google News Showcase, за да научите най-важното от деня!
Listen to the daily news from Bulgaria presented in "Bulgaria Today" podcast, available in Spotify.

More from category

Bulgaria is in the top 3 EU countries with the highest ratios in ICT services: Eurostat

In 2021, the value added of the EU’s information and communication technology (ICT) sector was equivalent to 5.5% of the EU’s gross value added: 4.7% from ICT services and 0.8% from ICT manufacturing, Eurostat data show. Bulgaria is among the 3 EU..

published on 4/23/24 5:01 PM
The Bulgaria-Ukraine dairy producers meeting in Veliko Turnovo

Ukraine says it can double dairy raw material export to Bulgaria

The Dairy Union of Ukraine plans to double the export of raw materials on the Bulgarian market. This was made clear during the first meeting of the organization with the Bulgarian Association of Dairy Processors in Veliko Turnovo, BNR’s..

published on 4/23/24 3:16 PM
Vassil Bozhkov

Case against former gambling mogul Vassil Bozhkov goes to court

After 4 years of investigation, the Sofia City Prosecutor’s Office has submitted to court the indictment against former gambling mogul Vassil Bozhkov, and another 9 persons, including officials from the now dissolved State Commission on Gambling, who..

published on 4/23/24 2:59 PM