Last winter, he fell into a coma in his residence in Chodová Planá in the Tachovsk region after improper intravenous administration of the drug propofol, used as an anesthetic, and ended up in the intensive care unit.
German doctor Markus Peter Flagung (61), who illegally procured the drug from the businessman, must pay three quarters of a million crowns according to the final judgment. Žaneta Otavová (42) took care of its application, and the court imposed a fine of three hundred thousand crowns.
In addition, both together still have to pay the health insurance company 330 thousand crowns for treatment costs.
The pair faced charges of attempted grievous bodily harm. In addition, the police prosecuted the doctor for spreading drug addiction. There was no standard trial in the case, the court only approved the agreement on guilt and punishment, which the accused entered into with the public prosecutor, without taking any evidence.
Both accused were threatened with up to ten years in prison. The plaintiff, Jana Fišerová, finally agreed to an agreement on a monetary penalty.
“With regard to the circumstances of the entire case, I consider it effective and fair,” said Fišerová. She mentioned above all the role of the victim, who gave his consent to the actions of the accused. “It was purely from his private motives due to pre-arranged practices,” said the public prosecutor.
Judge Petra Psohlavcová specified when announcing the verdict that it was about sexual practices.
“Since June 2023, the defendant, as a doctor operating in Germany without the appropriate authorization to provide health care in the territory of the Czech Republic, has provided propofol to the victim for non-medical purposes and without medical supervision at least once a month since June 2023, despite knowing that it is a strong short-term anesthetic intended exclusively for use in a hospital environment and can be considered an addictive substance,” stated the president of the panel.
According to the judgment, on the incriminated day of January 13 last year, the doctor procured two packages of propofol. “He subsequently instructed the co-defendant, who is a complete layman, on its application, and although he knew that it would not be administered for medical purposes,” continued the president of the senate.
