19.02.2025 17:20
The third hearing of the newborn gang case continues on its second day. The defendant's lawyer stated, "The recordings in the file were leaked despite the confidentiality order. Arrest or release decisions are being made based on reactions on social media. The most recent example of this is the Ayşe Barım case. What will we do if another death arises from this case?"
The third hearing of the case, in which 46 defendants, 25 of whom are detained, are being tried for allegedly transferring emergency patients in need of neonatal care to private hospitals they had previously agreed upon, leading to deaths and unjust profits, continues on the second day at the Bakırköy 22nd High Criminal Court.
3 YEAR PROFESSIONAL BAN
With the decision made by the Health Professions Board of the Ministry of Health, doctors, nurses, and technicians being tried in the Neonatal case have been banned from practicing for 3 years. The penalty was given at the maximum limit. The penalty given at the maximum limit was notified to 34 people.
DEFENSE BY LAWYER AYŞE BARIM
According to the information reported by journalist Rojda Altıntaş; the defendant's lawyer Burak Mengü, who spoke at the hearing, said, "The tapes in the file were leaked despite the confidentiality decision. Parts of the tapes that have news value were leaked to the media. Arrest or release decisions are made based on reactions on social media. The most recent example of this is the Ayşe Barım case. What will we do if another death arises from this file?"
"I WAS PREVENTED BY YURTOĞLU WHILE TRYING TO SEND FIRAT SARI"
Dr. Ali Dirik, the Responsible Manager of Güney Hospital, stated, "The hospital owner is being tried without detention. You can determine from the HTS records that he is not involved in anything. I had a discussion with Fırat Sarı; while I was trying to send him, Ayşe Müzeyyen Yurtoğlu prevented me. Fırat Sarı said to me, 'Who are you?' We call her 'aunt.' He said, 'I will talk to the aunt, I will handle it.' While I was dealing with these, I am being tried for fraud. Has money been transferred to my account? Was there any pressure on me during the conversations? Müzeyyen Yurtoğlu said she made the agreement. The chief physician was not even aware of it." he said.
"MILLION DOLLAR DEALS ARE GOING ON"
Dirik stated, "There are those with political power here. Million dollar deals are going on. I will tell everything. The one playing with millions is herself. If there is fraud at Güney Hospital, the responsible person is Ayşe Müzeyyen Yurtoğlu." he said.
"YOU WILL SEE IF MEMİŞOĞLU CALLED AYŞE MÜZEYYEN OR NOT"
In the continuation of his defense, Ali Dirik said, "I will tell everything. Ayşe Müzeyyen Yurtoğlu reached Memişoğlu using her political channels. I was at the hospital, the phone rang. My manager said, Memişoğlu said. When I couldn't explain, he said let me give it to the chief physician. I spoke. There are HTS records. You will see if Memişoğlu called Ayşe MüzeYYEN or not." Dirik stated that he reached the District Health Director Eşref Kaya to prevent fraud and reported the situation to him.
"AYŞE HAD TO FIRE FIRAT SARI"
Fırat Sarı's lawyer Aydın Mantar asked Dirik, "Can you explain how Fırat Sarı committed fraud? You say he will sell drugs with Hüseyin Günerhan and Ayşe Müzeyyen Yurtoğlu, and you prevented this. But you are also the one who said that Hüseyin was fired for stealing drugs before. Isn't this a contradiction?" Dirik replied, "Mr. Lawyer, Ayşe had to fire Fırat Sarı because I was going to leave the job. Did I explain it clearly? He was caught between two rivers."
REQUESTED PENALTIES
In the indictment, it is requested that the suspect Fırat Sarı be sentenced to a total of 177 years and 6 months to 582 years and 9 months in prison for 10 counts of negligent homicide, qualified fraud, establishing an organization for the purpose of committing a crime, and 11 counts of forgery in official documents. For Gıyasettin Mert Özdemir, a prison sentence of 180 years to 589 years and 9 months is requested for negligent homicide, unlawful acquisition of personal data, fraud to the detriment of public institutions and organizations, establishing an organization for the purpose of committing a crime, and forgery in official documents.
In the indictment, which foresees prison sentences for other suspects for similar crimes, it is also requested that a security measure specific to legal entities be applied since fraud was committed to obtain material benefits for the hospitals and the companies to which the hospitals are affiliated, and that the hospitals and companies be closed and their assets confiscated.