Voice recordings of the 'baby gang' that threatened the prosecutor revealed: 'Kill the baby'

In a conversation between suspect Mehtap S., who worked as a nurse at one of the private hospitals mentioned in the indictment, and gang member suspect Hasan Basri G., it was determined that there were recordings stating, "Mehtap, kill the baby, can there be a baby with fifty saturation?" and "I will kill it, but you know it's a problem if I kill it too." During an inspection of the hospital, it was also determined that suspect Hasan Basri G. called an employee and said, "The inspection has arrived, clear the area, remove everything, let there be no files or anything left."

INVESTIGATION COMPLETED

The investigation into the gang, which provided unfair profits by transferring babies to contracted hospitals in Istanbul and caused their deaths through negligent behavior, has been completed and an indictment has been prepared. The phone conversations included in the prepared indictment have emerged.

In the conversation between suspect Mehtap S., who worked as a nurse at one of the private hospitals mentioned in the indictment, and gang member suspect Hasan Basri G., it was determined that they treated the baby patient under inappropriate conditions and that the conversation included recordings such as, "Mehtap, kill the baby, can there be a baby with fifty saturation?" and "Oh, I will kill it, but you know it's a problem if I kill it too."

THEY ADMITTED TO TAKING TOO MANY PATIENTS IN PHONE CONVERSATIONS

In a conversation between the gang leader, doctor Fırat S., and suspect Ceren Hatice K., phone calls made on a day when an inspection was conducted by the District Health Directorate were revealed in the indictment. In the conversation, Ceren Hatice K. said, "Doctor, they came for an inspection from the ministry. They raided, you know, they are currently checking the levels and everything, and I have 28 patients. I mean, normally the patient capacity here is 23, that's why," and Fırat S. replied, "Okay, you already have discharges, don't you have 3 patients to discharge today? Arrange the discharges."

'THEY WILL REALLY TAKE US'

Phone conversations between nurse Hakan Doğukan T., who handled patient tracking for the 11 hospitals mentioned in the investigation, and Hasan Basri G. were also included in the indictment. In the conversations, it was stated that Hakan Doğukan T. said, "We will be on the news, they will put black bars over our eyes in our ID photos," and Hasan Basri G. replied, "This time they will really take us."

"DO NOT TRUST THE BLOOD TEST RESULTS"

In a conversation between nurse Hasan Basri G. and a person named Funda S., it was stated that he said, "So many babies were admitted yesterday, Funda, they were all like s..., how did that child recover, I don't understand. Are their blood results really clean?" and upon Funda S. saying, "They are really clean," Hasan Basri G. said, "Funda, they were all twitching and moaning, that last one born was like a monkey." Funda S. then said, "Hasan, do not trust the results of the blood tests in our laboratory, do I have to say that out loud?"

'WHAT DO WE CARE, LET THE BABY DIE'

Phone conversations between nurse Hakan Doğukan T. and suspect Hüseyin G. following the death of a baby were also included in the indictment. In the recordings, it was noted that Hüseyin G. said, "What do we care, let the baby die so we can complain comfortably," and Hakan Doğukan T. replied, "Buddy, it's a pity, the child died right in front of my eyes." In the continuation of the conversation, it was seen that after Hakan Doğukan T. said, "They didn't put them on a ventilator, didn't start inotropes, didn't do anything, didn't give Curosurf," Hüseyin G. replied, "They didn't do anything, they said let it die."

In another phone conversation between nurse Hakan Doğukan T. and Hasan Basri G., they were seen discussing the officials who came to inspect the hospitals mentioned in the investigation when they requested patient files for review. When Hakan Doğukan T. said, "Hasan, okay, forget it, give them and let them go, they keep asking urgently," Hasan Basri G. replied, "Doğukan, if it goes on like this, they will kill us. This is very wrong," and Hakan Doğukan T. replied, "Oh, nothing will happen, give them, give them," which was reflected in the records.

"REMOVE EVERYTHING, LET NOTHING REMAIN"

It was reflected in the records that suspect Hasan Basri G. called a person named Z.N.Ç. on the day of the inspection and said, "The inspection has arrived, clear the area, remove everything, let there be no files or anything left," and the person named Z.N.Ç. replied, "Okay, but I'm alone, let someone come and help. What files, what inspection, should we remove the documents?"

In the indictment prepared by the Büyükçekmece Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, it was stated that wiretapping and technical surveillance were conducted regarding the allegation that doctor Fırat S. and I.G. used the neonatal intensive care units of private hospitals for financial gain rather than treatment. In the indictment prepared by the Büyükçekmece Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, it was noted that suspect doctors F.S. and İlker G. acted in violation of the Private Hospitals Regulation. The indictment stated that the suspects billed the Social Security Institution (SGK) for medicines they did not use as if they had been used, thereby obtaining unfair profit.

It was also stated in the indictment that there were money transfers between the organization members via internet banking. The indictment stated that suspect Fırat S. operated the neonatal intensive care units of many private hospitals in Istanbul and placed healthcare workers who acted in concert with him in these units. It was stated that Fırat S. and İlker G., through other suspects, transferred baby patients who were born in state or private hospitals and whose treatment was deemed appropriate to be carried out in other hospitals due to overcrowding, to the hospitals they had agreements with.

Within the scope of the investigation, it was stated that the suspects ensured that the babies stayed in the hospital for a long time and caused damage to the public institution by receiving large sums of payment from the SGK. The indictment, which also stated that the suspects caused the death of babies who could not be treated with appropriate treatment methods, stated that ambulance driver G.M.Ö. and those who handled the transfer procedures, R.K., F.A., and S.Y., learned about the baby patients who needed to be transferred and relayed them to the organization leader Fırat S. or İlker G.

Within the scope of the prepared indictment, it was requested that the suspects Fırat S. and İlker G., who were stated to be the leaders of the organization, be sentenced to 180 to 273 years in prison each for the crimes of 'causing death by negligent behavior', 'fraud to the detriment of public institutions and organizations', 'establishing an organization for the purpose of committing a crime', and 11 counts of 'forgery of official documents'.

In the indictment, prison sentences in varying proportions were requested for the other suspects. On the other hand, it was also requested that the hospitals and companies mentioned in the indictment be closed and their assets be seized. The indictment was sent to the Bakırköy Chief Public Prosecutor's Office for the preparation of the formal charges.

News Source: İHA