Dr. med. Werner Burgmayer

Dr. med. Werner Burgmayer

General medicine  ·  Peißenberg, Germany
Convicted at first instance to a fine of 32,000 € – appeal pending at the Munich Regional Court.
Case Report — Documentation

Type of persecution

  • State criminal prosecution
  • Search of premises
  • Public discrediting

Accusation

Issuing false health certificates under Section 278 of the German Criminal Code (StGB).

Charge:
Issuing mask-exemption and vaccination-incapacity certificates. The penalty order of the Munich Public Prosecutor’s Office covered 23 cases.

What actually happened?

I examined every patient personally and issued the certificates on the basis of medical findings – including COPD, asthma and anxiety disorders.

The certificates were in line with my medical conviction and with my insights from many years of engagement with the subject, with the professional code of conduct for physicians and with the Declaration of Geneva.

— Dr. med. Werner Burgmayer

Current Status

  • First-instance judgment of the Weilheim District Court of 22 November 2024: a fine of 32,000 €
  • Appeal lodged – the appeal hearing at the Munich Regional Court is pending
  • This was preceded by a penalty order of 30,000 € (23 cases)
Impact — Documentation

Professional impact

  • Damage to reputation and discrediting

Financial impact

  • Legal costs not yet fully known
  • Drop in income since November 2024 as a result of the reputational damage

Personal impact

  • None so far

Collegial reactions

  • Solidarity among the circle of colleagues who have woken up

Press reactions

The regional daily newspaper reported extensively and one-sidedly in November and December 2024 – under headlines such as “Vaccine exemptions – doctor charged” and “Doctor sentenced to a fine” – without any statement from the person concerned.

Outlook

Despite everything, I would of course act in the same way again. My patients have a right to an individual medical assessment, and I have the duty to give it to them.

I hope that this documentation helps the public learn what has happened to doctors in this country – and that something like this does not happen again.

Chronology

since approx. April 2020:
Start of issuing mask exemptions and vaccination-incapacity certificates for patients with a medical indication
14 July 2022:
Search of the practice and the private residence; seizure of patient files and IT equipment
17 June 2024:
Penalty order of 30,000 € by the Munich Public Prosecutor’s Office under Section 278 of the German Criminal Code (23 cases)
4 November 2024 / 22 November 2024:
Main hearing at the Weilheim District Court (two hearing days)
22 November 2024:
Judgment: a fine of 32,000 €
28 November 2024:
Appeal lodged
pending:
Appeal hearing at the Munich Regional Court
Additional Information

Legal counsel: attorney Dr. Hingerl and his colleague Ms de la Fontaine.

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. Werner Burgmayer
Specialty
General medicine
Additional qualifications
Homeopathy
Special Functions
Numerous lectures on the subject of vaccine criticism – in public and in his own practice – since 1997.
Position
Owner of a private practice since 2011; previously a statutory-health-insurance practice since 1984.
Location
Peißenberg, Germany
Age
77 years
Practicing since
1984
Persecuted since
14.07.2022
Documented since
Jun 25, 2026
Status
Convicted at first instance to a fine of 32,000 € – appeal pending at the Munich Regional Court.
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