{"id":112411,"date":"2021-06-23T19:30:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-23T19:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/?p=112411"},"modified":"2021-06-23T22:55:10","modified_gmt":"2021-06-23T22:55:10","slug":"prison-passenger-with-counterfeit-pcr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviacionaldia.com\/en\/2021\/06\/prison-passenger-with-counterfeit-pcr.html","title":{"rendered":"One year prison for passenger with counterfeit PCR at Brussels airport."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Brussels Criminal Court has for the first time sentenced a man who tried to leave the city&#8217;s airport with a falsified PCR test to one year in prison, according to local press.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is the first such sentence since Belgian authorities announced in April that they will prosecute such crimes strictly, the daily De Standaard reported Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>See also: <\/em><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/en\/2021\/06\/air-france-opens-new-lounge-paris-charles-de-gaulle.html\"><em>Air France opens new lounge at Paris-Charles de Gaulle T2F in July.<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Between April 19 and June 11, 576 people were caught with a falsified PCR test at Brussels airport, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.efe.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">EFE<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Belgium has allowed travel abroad, beyond the essential ones, since April 19. 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