Background

Dr. Heinrich Habig is a 67 year-old medical doctor with his own practice who, in dealing with patients wishing to avoid taking the Covid-19 injections for valid safety concerns, yet needing to participate in society for work or family needs, issued vaccination certificates without actually injecting his patients. (1)

Dr. Habig was reported to the police by another doctor, observed by the police for a period following which his practice was raided on 21st January 2022 and records removed. (1)

Another sad climax in the case occurred on 14 May 2022 when police officers picked up Heinrich Habig from the flat of an acquaintance and took him to the Bochum correctional institution (JVA). The 67-year-old doctor has now been in pre-trial detention there under strict security measures for over a year. Charges were only brought on 12 November 2022. The trial began in January 2023. (1)

Difficult prison conditions

… Dr. Habig’s wife, Fatima Habig [who is a co-defendant, having been accused of aiding and abetting her husband] was only allowed to visit her husband twice a month under supervision for about one hour. In addition to the presence of a prison officer, the prosecutor Tophoff requested the presence of a woman who listens in on the Habig couple’s conversations – pure harassment, according to lawyer Wilfried Schmitz. During one of these visits, the couple talked about past holidays, which led the prosecution to assume that there was an “increased risk of absconding”. (3)

Due to the allegedly increased risk of escape, the 67-year-old accused was even transported to court in hand and foot cuffs, which were removed from him only shortly before he entered the courtroom. After the trial days, the doctor often had to wait for hours in the cold court cellar, also with hand and foot cuffs on, until he was brought back to the prison. Only when lawyer Schmitz for Heinrich Habig and lawyer Stefan Schlüter for Fatima Habig were called in as elective defence lawyers in February did they ensure that the shackles were removed. (3)

The two grandchildren (eight and ten years old) have only been allowed to visit their grandfather once in prison. Before his pre-trial detention, they were with their grandparents every day. Another human low point occurred on Heinrich Habig’s birthday, which was also the day of the trial: Fatima Habig took two steps towards her husband at the end of the trial day to congratulate him, which promptly led to frantic shouts from the judge for the prison officers, who then prevented the couple from hugging briefly. (3)

A partial verdict was delivered by the judge in the week of June 26th 2023. (2)

An appeal against the verdict is possible.

Significance

First doctor in Germany to be given a severe jail sentence for issuing false vaccination certificates.

Plaintiff’s Argument

As trial observers report, the prosecutor actually stated in her plea that there were no cases of severe side effects of vaccination. Such claims were “contrarian ideology”. (2)

In his defence, Dr. Habig invoked his oath to the medical association. According to their professional code of conduct, he was forbidden to follow instructions which, in his eyes, were against his ethos and humanity. This was exactly the situation when people were forced to be “vaccinated”. (2)

Relevant Prior Judgements/ Cases

…More information is needed…

Decision

Aftermath

Further Research

Court Documents:

• Read the Court Ruling

In the news:

• Radio podcast with Dr Alexander Christ -Sept 9, 2022

• Erster Fall wegen falscher Impfbescheinigungen – Dr. Habig sitzt seit 10 Monaten in Untersuchungshaft

• landgericht-bochum-urteil-prozess-mediziner-heinrich-habig-erwartet

• Online magazine ‘Tichys Einblick’ article -July 7 2023

Media

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