Earlier, seven western doctors were arrested for allegedly spamming medical certificates for exemption from vaccination, commonly known as “needle-free papers”. The number of “needle-free papers” involved was as high as 20,000. date) expires. The police today (7th) arrested four more civil servants, women aged between 25 and 48, three of whom work in the Social Welfare Department and one is a teacher in a government school. The police said that four were arrested for “conspiracy to defraud” , is currently detained.
According to the police, four local women, aged 25, 42, 45 and 48, were arrested on charges of “conspiracy to defraud” today in Tin Shui Wai, Kwun Tong, Sha Tin and Hung Hom. One works in the Social Welfare Department and the other is a government school teacher.
The police pointed out that the four arrested persons had obtained needle-free paper from doctors who had been arrested or wanted earlier for spamming “needle-free paper” for HK$500 to 2,500 each. Whether the people knew each other, but each used more than one needle-free paper, involving 6 related arrested or wanted doctors. The four arrested persons are still being detained by the police.
When asked about the reasons for the arrest, the police said that after reviewing all the evidence and professional assessment by medical experts, “there is reason to believe that all the arrested persons above illegally obtained needle-free paper.” As for the detailed guidelines, the police only It is inconvenient to disclose due to the investigation method involved.
The police clarified that it is not illegal to possess needle-free paper, emphasizing that they will examine a series of evidence. As for whether to include the amount of needle-free paper or medical records, the police only said that they would review all environmental evidence.
According to the police, a total of six doctors have been arrested in the crackdown on the indiscriminate issuance of “needle-free paper”, one of whom has been temporarily charged, as well as seven clinic staff and a total of 26 citizens with needle-free paper.