In the Newborn Gang case, the prosecutor presented the interim opinion.

In Istanbul, the trial of 47 defendants accused of transferring emergency infant patients to private hospitals with which they had previously agreed, leading to their deaths and unjust profits, continued on its 12th day.

The hearing, held in the courthouse's conference hall by the Bakırköy 22nd High Criminal Court, was attended by 22 detained defendants, including Fırat Sarı, who is alleged to be the leader of an organized crime group, as well as some defendants who are not in custody and a number of complainants and their lawyers. The courtroom, which was followed by numerous members of the press, was heavily secured by police teams.

The public prosecutor, explaining the interim opinion, requested the continuation of the detention of all detained defendants and the arrest of 10 defendants who are not in custody.

In the 1399-page indictment prepared by the Bakırköy Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, it is stated that the crime organization led by defendant doctor Fırat Sarı is managed by defendant doctor İlker Gönen and 112 Emergency Call Center ambulance driver Gıyasettin Mert Özdemir.

The indictment notes that the main purpose of the crime organization is to eliminate the 112 dispatch system of the neonatal intensive care units they took over and to ensure their occupancy, manipulating the patients' levels to receive maximum payments from the Social Security Institution (SGK).

The indictment states that the condition of infant patients was misrepresented as more severe than it actually was, and their hospital stays were prolonged unnecessarily, resulting in high fees being collected from SGK and excess payments from some patients' relatives.

Instead of transferring infant patients to hospitals that would provide appropriate healthcare services, the indictment reports that they were admitted to hospitals chosen by the suspects, which appeared profitable for the organization, and that most of the profits were shared among the defendant members of the organization, who are healthcare workers.

The indictment emphasizes that the main goal was not to improve the health status of the infants but to achieve the maximum financial gain.

- Sentences Requested

In the indictment, for the deaths of 10 infants, defendants Fırat Sarı and İlker Gönen are facing a total of 177 years and 6 months to 582 years and 9 months in prison for charges of "manslaughter by negligence," "qualified fraud," and "establishing an organization for the purpose of committing a crime," as well as 11 counts of "forgery in official documents."

Defendant Gıyasettin Mert Özdemir is also requested to be sentenced to 180 years to 589 years and 9 months in prison for charges of "manslaughter by negligence," "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." Similar prison sentences are also anticipated for 44 defendants, 8 of whom are women.

The indictment requests that security measures specific to legal entities be applied to the responsible hospitals and companies that committed the crime of "fraud," including their closure and the seizure of their assets.

As part of the investigation, the licenses of 9 hospitals in Istanbul and 1 hospital in Tekirdağ Çorlu have been revoked, and the infants and patients receiving treatment in these hospitals were transferred to public hospitals by ambulances.

Additionally, those who threatened the prosecutor Y.E., who is conducting the investigation into the neonatal gang, with death in his office have also been arrested.