Judicial determination - Euroimmun's founder faces a 250,000 euro fine due to illegal vaccination.
Because of using an unlicensed COVID-19 vaccine for immunization, Winfried Stöcker, entrepreneur of Lübeck-based company Euroimmun, now needs to pay a fine amounting to €250,000. According to what the Lübeck District Court announced on a Monday, Stöcker was given 50 penalties of €5,000 each. He was found guilty of illegally distributing an unauthorized pharmaceutical substance, according to the judge's explanation.
It has not been ascertained that Stöcker personally combined the vaccine's components or produced them in his laboratory, Wolfgang Kubicki, one of Stöcker's lawyers, informed the media. Therefore, his client should be acquitted. The prosecution had advised the judge to sentence the defendant to a €10,000 fine. In his final statement, Stöcker declared: "I am innocent." He believed that he had a path to resolving the pandemic crisis via his vaccine: "As a doctor, I must assist."
Back in November 2021, Stöcker organized an immunization session with the "Lubeca Vax" vaccine he created in Lübeck Airport Blankensee. Since the vaccine still lacked official approval, the vaccination was recognized as an act of lawbreakings.
On Monday, other witnesses at the trial recounted that Stöcker had notified the participants about the absence of such approval prior to the unauthorized session. At the location of Lübeck Airport, there were roughly 50-100 people who had been vaccinated before the police halted the illegal action. Stöcker had been the owner of the airport since mid-2016, which he secured out of bankruptcy.
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The court ruling against Winfried Stöcker stems from his use of an unauthorized COVID-19 vaccine for vaccination, leading to a €250,000 fine. This fine was composed of 50 individual penalties of €5,000 each. The Lübeck District Court found Stöcker guilty of distributing an unauthorized pharmaceutical substance.
Despite allegations that Stöcker personally combined or produced the vaccine's components, his lawyer, Wolfgang Kubicki, clarified that there is no evidence to support this claim. This argument could potentially lead to Stöcker's acquittal.
The prosecution, however, had advised the judge to sentence Stöcker to a smaller €10,000 fine. In his final statement, Stöcker expressed his innocence, asserting that he was merely trying to aid in resolving the pandemic crisis as a doctor.
The controversial event took place in November 2021, at Lübeck Airport Blankensee, where Stöcker organized an immunization session with his "Lubeca Vax" vaccine. Despite the lack of official approval, Stöcker informed participants about this prior to the unauthorized session.
Witnesses mentioned that approximately 50-100 people were vaccinated before the police intervened and halted the illegal action. It's important to note that Stöcker had become the owner of the airport since mid-2016, having purchased it out of bankruptcy.
The public prosecutor's office in Schleswig-Holstein is also involved in processes related to this case, underlining the gravity of the situation.
