Dr. med. univ. Peer Eifler

Dr. med. univ. Peer Eifler

General medicine  ·  Bad Aussee, Austria
Eleven of thirteen charges dropped; two allegations open, threefold ban on practising, in exile in East Africa
Case Report — Documentation

Type of persecution

  • State criminal prosecution (complaint by the Austrian and the Styrian Medical Association)
  • Disciplinary prosecution by the chamber counsel
  • Threefold ban on practising (2× by the Styrian and the Austrian Medical Association, 1× by the Governor of Styria)
  • Disciplinary proceedings (Medical Association)
  • House search
  • By his own account, nightly disturbance and intimidation by the repeated fly-throughs/overflights of huge (possibly military?) drones over his property
  • Eviction lawsuit
  • Blocking and seizure of his bank account
  • Public discrediting in many media outlets
  • Numerous hacking and access attempts on his accounts between the house search and January 2021, which he attributes to state agencies

Accusation

  • Section 178 of the Austrian Criminal Code (StGB) – intentional endangerment of people through communicable diseases – penalty up to 3 years
  • Section 293 StGB – falsification of evidence – penalty up to one year
  • Section 302 StGB – attempted incitement to abuse of office – penalty up to five years
  • Sections 12 and 15 StGB – treatment of all participants as perpetrators and criminal liability for the attempt
  • Section 111 StGB – defamation (üble Nachrede) – penalty up to six months, up to one year if made publicly accessible
  • Section 115 StGB – insult – penalty up to three months
  • Section 146 StGB – fraud – penalty up to six months
  • Section 147 StGB – aggravated fraud – penalty up to three years
  • Section 295 StGB – suppression of evidence – penalty up to one year
  • Section 297 StGB – calumny (Verleumdung) – penalty from six months to five years
  • Section 3h (1) + (2) of the Prohibition Act of 1947 – trivialisation of National Socialist crimes – penalty up to five years
  • Media Act, Section 1(1) no. 12 – media-content offence – penalty not defined
  • Court claim (“forfeiture”, Section 20a StGB) of at least €146,000
  • Maximum penalty threatened overall: 20–25 years

What actually happened?

As early as February 2020 I began to protect my patients with certificates against the masks, at first above all my adolescent clients; soon vaccination-exemption certificates with a detailed history followed, as well as many school exemptions for massively abused, humiliated and suffering children and young people of all ages.

The so-called mask-exemption certificates were deliberately formulated by me as certificates about the mask and not about a person’s state of health, declaring the mask to be contraindicated on health grounds, scientifically demonstrably harmful to health and, in terms of mental hygiene, traumatising and therefore unreasonable.

This also deliberately dispensed with a personal examination, since it was not about a person but about the harmfulness of, and the traumatisation through, the mask itself: the certificate could thus be issued for anyone, healthy or ill. The complete pointlessness of the mask, as well as – in my view – the deliberate, collective manipulation, massive degradation and control of people, were not mentioned on the certificate.

My team and I issued some 10,000 mask certificates across Europe (in 5 languages) – the goal of supplying about 1% of the Austrian population was missed only narrowly, owing to the intervention of the authorities and institutions.

— Dr. med. univ. Peer Eifler

Current Status

  • Of the 13 charges, eleven were dropped; Sections 295 and 293 remain open
  • Still a threefold ban on practising, including the rejection of a reopening of the proceedings, both by the medical associations and by the Constitutional Court
  • Blocking and seizure of his accounts (about €20,000; court claim of “forfeiture” under Section 20a StGB of at least €146,000)
  • Exclusion from the welfare fund – his chamber pension has been cancelled and is not being paid
Impact — Documentation

Professional impact

  • Closure of the practice with the first ban on practising on 1 October 2020 (briefly also affecting his psychotherapeutic activity, as he was accredited as a medical psychotherapist); switch to working as a “human energetic practitioner”, through which he was able to continue caring for all his clients; hiring of additional assistance to cope with the immense workload arising from a flood of requests for help and information; in addition, considerable effort refunding the expense allowance for 2,000–3,000 certificates that could no longer be issued because of the ban on practising
  • Several major sponsors repeatedly covered large parts of the court and lawyers’ costs, also in connection with the class action
  • Also a great deal of support, organisation, courage, help, motivation and encouragement from Edith, Inge, Martin, Michael N.N., Roman, Hannes, Jan and, “last but definitely not least”, Vesna and Konstantina.

Financial impact

  • High lawyers’ and court costs
  • Blocking and seizure of his accounts (about €20,000) as well as a court forfeiture claim of at least €146,000
  • Cancellation of his pension by the Medical Association’s welfare fund
  • At the same time, considerable support from the public – donations and contributions that have not entirely dried up to this day; some sponsors repeatedly covered parts of the court and lawyers’ costs
  • Naturally also the overall very high number of mask certificates. Eifler: “The expense allowance per certificate was small, but the multiplication was quite impressive and entirely unexpected – at peak times we needed up to six extra staff.”

Despite everything, he draws his conclusion with Psalm 23:5: “You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies” – “Praise the Lord”.

Personal impact

He was under immense psychological strain and, by his own account, still suffers from a severe post-traumatic stress disorder.

The most traumatising experiences for him were:

  • the house search
  • the ongoing and recurring abuse by state and “professional-representative” authorities
  • the total abandonment and betrayal by people close to him, groups of people and families
  • the great extent of the injustice he experienced, with repeated re-traumatisation – in his perception additionally aggravated by the political situation in his country of exile in East Africa, which escalated considerably at the end of 2025

Collegial reactions

Far too few colleagues in Austria (somewhat different in Germany), perhaps 4 or 5 in all, were according to Dr. Eifler able to stand up, help people, show courage, hold their own opinion and stand by it: “With an active medical profession in Austria of about 45,000, the obvious ignorance is shattering and more than shocking,” says Eifler.

Press reactions

There were numerous interviews, invitations to studios and podcasts, articles and recordings by many TV channels in his practice and at his home. He himself perceived the alternative media as more courageous and more accurate, the established media, by contrast, as one-sided and tendentious. To Eifler they appear “brainwashed, themselves abused from the highest level and robbed of their identity, including their identity as the informing fourth power in the state”.

Outlook

Unlike many of my colleagues, I am convinced that the development is not yet over and can intensify further – towards more control and an increasing threat to the individuality and dignity of the human being. We live in a time in which, in my view, good and evil, truth and lie are frequently interchanged.

I see the decisive way out in turning – of every individual as well as of society – to the truth, which for me has a name in Jesus Christ. He is for me the way, the truth and the life.

My Christian faith gives me strength and orientation. It shapes my understanding of human dignity, responsibility and medical action.

  • Romans 8:28 – “And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God.”
  • Acts 5:29 – “We ought to obey God rather than men.”
  • Ephesians 5:11–13 – “… and have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them …”
  • John 14:6 – “I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.”

Chronology

Feb. 2020:
The start of educating, reassuring and putting into perspective the non-existent “danger” for my clients/patients, but also for a much larger circle of people, with the help of YouTube, Vimeo and other social media such as Telegram and Facebook -> about 60–80 posts in 2020 (15 were blocked immediately upon or shortly after uploading), as well as many interviews with mainstream and alternative media (Servus-TV, ORF 1 and 2, many radio stations, print media, podcasts, etc.).
March 2020:
The start of issuing certificates against the masks, initially above all to protect my adolescent clients; soon vaccination-exemption certificates with a detailed history and many school exemptions followed
28 March 2020:
First public education on television (oe24.tv) against the coronavirus measures and, above all, the disclosure of what I see as the deliberate and collective abuse by governments and non-democratically elected organisations
1 April 2020:
Summons before the honour council of the Austrian Medical Association – in the same mail also the letter from the advising physician of the umbrella association of Austrian social insurance declaring the 2020 flu season, because it had been mild, to be over
Mid-April 2020:
Building a group of doctors for public information, “Medizin statt CoronaPanik”, with about five colleagues, which disintegrated from within within ten days through a suspected “mole” of the state security service
From mid-May 2020 until exile in March 2021:
Participation in many (30–40) smaller and larger demonstrations with up to 15/20,000 participants across Austria, and the start of specifically organised talks with 2–300 participants, for education, help, reassurance and information; calls to stand up and resist, addressed especially to the medical profession, police, military and other occupational groups such as teachers, lawyers and pharmacists
February 2020 until exile in March 2021:
Continuation of the house church throughout the entire period of lockdowns and restrictions, with meetings two to three times a week and support for travellers with transit certificates. It was one of the few open points of contact in the wider area; people came up to 300 km to the Bible evenings as well as Sabbath and communion celebrations
9 June 2020:
Press conference calling for the immediate cessation of all coronavirus coercive measures and the retention of freedom of vaccination
20 August 2020:
Filing of the so-called class action (with Mag. Beneder, attorney) against the COVID-19 measures before the Constitutional Court for the violation of constitutionally guaranteed rights, such as the principle of equality, freedom of association and assembly, the right to life and the prohibition of torture
27 August 2020:
Large demonstration, well over 10,000 participants, with a great deal of public information and support against the coronavirus measures at Vienna’s Karlsplatz – simultaneously with a similar demonstration in Berlin
17 September 2020:
Press conference – resistance against coronavirus coercive measures and education about the massive health hazard posed by the mask, together with attorney Mag. Beneder and the court-certified expert for indoor air, Dr. Traindl; afterwards a demonstration in front of the Austrian Medical Association against its measures directed at Dr. Rösch and Dr. Eifler
September 2020 to February 2021:
Compilation of about 100 desperate letters from patients, parents of tormented children and people who received no help whatsoever from other colleagues, the extract of more than 20,000 emails
30 September 2020:
First ban on practising by the Styrian Medical Association
1 October 2020:
A house search beginning in the early morning hours with the involvement of local police; my cooperation was deliberately restrained. All data carriers, hard drives, smartphones and all patient files were seized, followed by a long interrogation at the police station. Subsequently there were repeated attempts to access my accounts, bank accounts and PayPal access, which my staff were largely able to prevent; these attempts continued for weeks
26 October 2020:
Large demonstration, again with over 10,000 participants at Vienna’s Heldenplatz and afterwards a public mask-burning in front of the Vienna Opera
October 2020 to March 2021:
Hiring of additional staff to cope with the immense workload from a flood of requests for help and information; in addition, considerable effort refunding the expense allowance for 2,000–3,000 certificates that could no longer be issued because of the ban on practising. Officially continued to work as a “human energetic practitioner”, since as a doctor and medical psychotherapist I had effectively been made unable to work
October 2020 to early 2025:
In about 500 court proceedings against my certificates, above all in Germany, Switzerland and Austria, roughly 95% were decided in favour of the validity of the certificates, though in no case on the basis of recognising the truth of their content, but always on the basis of formal legal correctness
2 November 2020:
Service of the indictment by the Leoben public prosecutor’s office with eight of the charges mentioned above, later supplemented by a further five
15 November 2020:
Service of the granting of sole custody of my two youngest children in Greece, which had been delayed for over a year by the coronavirus measures and had previously been attempted six times in three other countries, and which now finally succeeded
Late November, December 2020:
Several parliamentary questions from an opposition party to the then Minister of Justice regarding the house search, the discrediting and the bans on practising were, in my view, answered evasively and vacuously
Late December 2020:
Attempt to bring my two youngest children, for whom I had obtained sole custody, out of Greece during the lockdowns via a private flight – despite the support of courts, police and lawyers, this failed due to a change in the law that had come into force only four months earlier. During this time there was also a considerable financial loss in my circle, as well as several close people letting me down – which also greatly weakened the hitherto supportive house church
17 January 2021:
Press conference for the launch of the referendum for freedom of vaccination
15 February 2021:
Eviction lawsuit by the landlord of my house, in which my practice was also located – contrary to every prior agreement
18 February 2021:
Ban on practising by the Governor of Styria
8 March 2021:
Ban on practising by the Austrian Medical Association
Late March 2021:
Under strong pressure and with, in my view, no longer existing legal certainty – bans on practising by the medical associations of Austria and Styria, by the provincial government of Styria and the ongoing criminal proceedings – departure into exile in an East African country
April 2021 to today:
Building and living in a Christian community in East Africa; continuation of my therapeutic and medical counselling via the internet, worldwide and in several languages; leading a house church, through which local families too find support
May 2021:
In the private sphere too there were distressing developments: a group in Austria that had promised to reliably wind up my affairs there did not keep this promise (a loss of about €20,000–25,000); in the new community in East Africa as well, I felt let down, with consequences over several years
May 2024:
In May 2024 there was an unexpected falling-out with a German “colleague” also exiled in East Africa, who thwarted my planned participation in the AUF1 documentary “Corona Helden” – very disappointing and distressing for me
June 2024:
Exclusion from the Medical Association’s welfare fund – the chamber pension is cancelled and not paid out; only a very small pension from three countries (A, D, CH) was granted, which together barely reaches a four-figure sum
February, March 2025:
The proceedings are by no means over for many colleagues, above all in Germany; they continue to be persecuted. On the basis of unfortunately inaccurate legal advice that there was no danger, I briefly and very cautiously visited Europe in February and March 2025. On leaving the EU I was stopped (identity/residence check) and nearly arrested; in the end I was able to return to East Africa
Additional Information

Requests from patients

In the spring and summer of 2020, thousands of appeals for help reached Dr. Eifler from people asking for a certificate exempting them from the mask requirement. An anonymised selection of the original quotes is documented here:

Original quotes from the requests to Dr. Eifler

Press reports and articles (selection)

In addition, there is a detailed interview in the magazine Rubikon (“Ban on practising for critical doctors in Austria?”, Andrea Drescher).

Videos, interviews and own contributions

From his own YouTube channel:

Official documents

Note on responsibility

The information in this case report comes from the affected person themselves. The editorial team verifies whether a criminal or professional prosecution has taken place; it cannot verify the factual accuracy of every single statement. Responsibility for the correctness of the account lies with the respective author.

Name
Dr. med. univ. Peer Eifler
Specialty
General medicine
Additional qualifications
Occupational medicine, emergency medicine, medical psychotherapist (psychotherapeutic medicine)
Special Functions
Leader of a Christian house church; attempted to build a resistance group of doctors for public information, “Medizin statt CoronaPanik” (medicine instead of corona panic) – from mid-April 2020, which in Dr. Eifler’s view was “successfully destroyed from within after two weeks by a mole of the state security service and permanently eliminated”; co-initiator of the “class action against the mask madness” before the Constitutional Court
Position
Runs a private (non-panel) practice with a focus on psychotherapy on an avowedly Christian basis. In practice in this form since 2018, overall since 1986, ius practicandi since 1993.
Location
Bad Aussee, Austria
Age
67 years
Practicing since
1993
Persecuted since
1. April 2020, Vorladung zum Ehrenrat der österreichischen Ärztekammer, erstes Berufsverbot 30.09.2020, Hausdurchsuchung 01.10.2020
Documented since
Jul 12, 2026
Status
Eleven of thirteen charges dropped; two allegations open, threefold ban on practising, in exile in East Africa
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