47 defendants to face trial in newborn gang scandal! First hearing date set

The indictment prepared regarding the organization that generated illicit profits by referring babies to contracted hospitals in Istanbul and caused their deaths through negligent behavior has been accepted by the Bakırköy High Criminal Court.

FIRST HEARING DATE SET

The trial of the defendants will begin on November 18.

REQUESTED SENTENCES

The indictment requests life imprisonment for the 47 suspects, along with prison sentences of up to 582 years and 9 months each, to be applied 11 times.

THE NEWBORN GANG INCIDENT

Some newborn babies require intensive care after birth. The gang, which was uncovered following a CİMER complaint, began to exploit this situation and turn the babies' need for intensive care into money.

THEY SENT THEM TO THEIR OWN HOSPITALS

Babies were not being sent to hospitals where they would receive appropriate healthcare, but rather to hospitals chosen by the suspects, who worked in collusion with the 112 Emergency Service and were deemed "profitable for the organization."

According to the indictment, the gang's primary goal was to make more money rather than to heal the babies. However, some of the babies admitted to the neonatal units, which were environments prone to infection, lost their lives because they were kept hospitalized longer than necessary or were directed to this unit when there was no need at all.

The suspects also generated financial gain by illegally selling hospital medications.

WHICH HOSPITALS DID THEY USE?

The hospitals mentioned in the newborn gang indictment are listed as follows;

"Private Avcılar Hospital owned by Akabe Sağlık Tesisleri AŞ, Private Avrupa Şafak Hospital and Private İstanbul Şafak Hospital owned by Özel İstanbul Şafak Sağlık Hizmetleri AŞ, Private Bağcılar Medilife Hospital and Private Beylikdüzü Medilife Hospital affiliated with Medilife Sağlık Hizmetleri and Yonca Sağlık Hizmetleri, Private Bağcılar Şafak Hospital affiliated with Refik Arslan AŞ, Private Birinci Hospital owned by Beymed AŞ, Private Doğa Hospital owned by Doğamed AŞ, Private Reyap İstanbul Hospital and Çorlu Reyap Hospital owned by Reyap AŞ, Private TRG Hospitalist Hospital owned by Ekip Sağlık AŞ, Esenler Güney Hospital, and the neonatal intensive care unit of Silivri Kolan Hospital."