Fischer’s lawyer Peter Vačok announced on February 25 that the cardiologist who has until recently worked part-time at the National Centre for Cardio-Vascular Diseases will admit his guilt in exchange for a milder sentence. Currently, he was taking unpaid time off, as advised by the centre’s management.
The renowned heart surgeon and former presidential candidate was charged with accepting bribes equalling €3,000 on February 6 by investigator of the National Criminal Agency. Apart from money, Fischer allegedly also received some poultry from the family. He was supposed to put the patient on a better place in the list of planned surgeries. However, she did not improve afterwards and died some time after the treatment.
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Fischer has decided to cooperate with the prosecution, and if the authorities accept his offer, his sentence could be reduced by one-third. At present he faces prison sentence of three to eight years. If his sentence does not exceed two years, Fischer could even get a conditional sentence.