19.02.2025 11:11
The third hearing of the Newborn Gang case, which has caused a public outcry, continues on its second day. While roll call was being taken in the courtroom, the defense attorney for the detained defendant wanted to give water to his client, but the gendarmerie intervened. Tension arose in the courtroom when other defense attorneys reacted to the incident.
The third hearing of the case, in which 46 defendants, 25 of whom are detained, are being tried for allegedly transferring emergency infant patients to private hospitals' neonatal units they had previously agreed upon, causing their deaths and gaining unjust profits, continues on the second day. A number of detained and non-detained defendants, as well as the parties' lawyers, were present at the hearing held at the Bakırköy 22nd High Criminal Court.
TENSION IN THE COURTROOM
During the hearing, while the roll call of the defendants was being taken, the defendant's lawyer wanted to give water to his detained client. When the gendarmerie tried to intervene, other defense lawyers reacted to the situation, leading to a brief moment of tension. While the police present in the courtroom intervened to calm the parties, the hearing continues with the roll call of the parties.
After the suicide of the organization leader İlker Gönen in the prison where he was detained, the number of defendants increased to 46. The hearing continues with the defendants' statements being taken.