Minister Memişoğlu: The aim of the newborn gang is not to kill babies, but to obtain money from Social Security Institution (SGK).

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Health Minister Kemal Memişoğlu made striking statements during a live broadcast regarding the "newborn gang" that killed dozens of babies in Istanbul.

REVEALED THE MAIN PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION

For the first time, Minister Memişoğlu shared the main purpose of the gang, stating, "The aim of these people is not to kill babies, but to keep the babies in bed for a long time to receive money from both the family and the Social Security Institution."

"OUR INSPECTORS ARE IN DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE"

Highlights from Health Minister Memişoğlu's statements are as follows; "The prosecutor's office does not provide us with information about the deaths of the babies because the case is confidential. The case is confidential and with the prosecutor's office. We are asked to go and determine it. On November 24, 2023, the chief public prosecutor's office wrote to our ministry stating that they were conducting an investigation (the police do not share the file with anyone, not even with us) and requested us to conduct an examination. Immediately after, our ministry assigns inspectors. Our inspectors are also in direct contact with the Büyükçekmece Prosecutor's Office.

47 PEOPLE WERE DETAINED ON APRIL 26

On February 16, 2024, our inspectors conducted their examination and submitted the report with evidence to the prosecutor's office. Our inspectors also said to the prosecutor's office; if you have any information, documents, or listening records, please provide them to us so we can evaluate them. However, the chief prosecutor's office does not provide them due to confidentiality and to avoid taking risks. On April 26, 2024, in the operations of the Istanbul Police Department, 47 people were detained. The gang was dismantled at that time. After the evidence was collected, the process of dismantling began with the evidence stating 'they defrauded the SGK' and 'they embezzled state funds.' Since the judicial process is different from the administrative process, the Ministry of Health also intervenes.

"GANG MEMBERS HAVE INFILTRATED THESE HOSPITALS"

"Why did you stop while the babies were dying?" is being asked. The process is progressing in this way. Our people are asking, but of course, they do not know these things. Thirteen months after the first complaint, in June. After the arrests, on June 28, the prosecutor's office wrote to us asking if there is a connection between the baby deaths and the suspects. For the first time, it is questioned whether there was any actual activity. We are requested to conduct a technical examination. However, we are reviewing those 3,400 pages, but the recordings come to us after being resolved by the gendarmerie. We tried to match the reports, audio recordings, and images spanning pages. Not everyone working in these hospitals is a gang member. Gang members have infiltrated these hospitals.