29.04.2025 18:46
The lawyer of Fırat Sarı, the leader of the Newborn Gang, shifted the blame to the 112 personnel in court. The lawyer stated, "It is said that hospitals killed the babies. Beylikdüzü Medilife Hospital and Fırat Sarı are looking for places for the babies being transferred, but since 112 cannot find a place, the transfer cannot be made. It is very clear who killed the baby and who tried to save it."
The trial of the administrators and members of the Newborn Gang, who provided unfair profits by transferring babies to hospitals they had agreements with and caused their deaths through negligent behavior, continued on the 6th day of its 4th hearing. During the hearing, the defendants' lawyers made their defense, and the trial will continue tomorrow.
NEWBORN GANG TRIAL CONTINUED
The trial of 58 defendants, who are administrators and members of the Newborn Gang that provided unfair profits by transferring babies to hospitals they had agreements with and caused their deaths through negligent behavior, continued. On the 6th day of the 4th hearing held at the Bakırköy 22nd High Criminal Court, some of the defendants, both in custody and not, along with their lawyers, were present. The defendants' lawyers made their defense during the hearing.
CONVERSATIONS WITH 112 PERSONNEL WERE LISTENED TO
During the hearing, at the request of the lawyer of detained defendant Fırat Sarı, audio recordings of phone conversations between healthcare personnel in the neonatal intensive care unit and 112 emergency service personnel were listened to. The listened audio recordings included conversations between Beylikdüzü Medilife Hospital and 112 emergency service personnel regarding the transfer of the Opara baby and Doctor Şeyhmus Çelik's discussions with 112 emergency service personnel about the transfer of the Serdarova baby.
"BABIES CANNOT BE TRANSFERRED BECAUSE 112 CANNOT FIND A PLACE"
The lawyer of detained defendant Fırat Sarı attributed the blame to the 112 personnel. The lawyer stated: "Mustafa Kemal Zengin made insults to the people present here by making a defense that we cannot accept. The assets of all defendants in this case have been seized. The house that my deceased client İlker Gönen's wife received from her family when they got married was seized on the grounds of 'assets obtained from criminal proceeds.' False claims were made about every baby. It is said that hospitals killed the babies. Beylikdüzü Medilife Hospital and Fırat Sarı are looking for places for the transferred babies, but 112 cannot find a place, so the transfer cannot be made."
"WHO KILLED THE BABY, WHO TRIED TO KEEP IT ALIVE IS CLEAR"
The investigating prosecutor states in the indictment that the babies died because they were not transferred, but in the audio recordings, we heard that the doctors struggled to transfer the babies, but the transfer process was not carried out. It is very clear and evident who killed the baby and who tried to keep it alive."
THE TRIAL WILL CONTINUE TOMORROW
The lawyer of detained defendant Renas Kılıç stated, "My client is constantly being victimized. He has lost both his job and his nursing profession. There is no suspicion of flight. He has compensated for the damage to SGK. I request a decision for his release." The hearing was adjourned until tomorrow at 10:00 AM after the lawyers' defenses were taken. Furthermore, it is expected that an interim decision will be announced in the hearing to be held tomorrow.