The verdict has been announced in the case regarding the cardiac arrest and subsequent intubation of AKP's İsmail Ok following treatment he received at a hospital. The Ankara 8th High Criminal Court sentenced doctor Ali Akçay and emergency medical technician Şevval Öcal to prison for the crime of "negligent injury."
The court sentenced Ali Akçay to 8 months and 22 days in prison, and Şevval Öcal to 3 months and 22 days, after applying a discretionary reduction. Taking into account that both defendants had no prior criminal records, the panel decided to defer the announcement of the verdict. An acquittal was issued for hospital manager Mehmet Avcıküçük.
ACQUITTAL REQUESTED AT HEARING
The hearing where the verdict was announced was attended by the non-detained defendants, emergency medical technician Şevval Öcal and doctor Ali Akçay, as well as the parties' lawyers. The complainant, İsmail Ok, and the defendant hospital manager, Mehmet Avcıküçük, were not present in the courtroom.
The presiding judge stated that the file would be concluded in this session and asked the defendants for their final statements. In his defense, doctor Ali Akçay said, "Since there is a systemic issue, there is no problem related to me here. I request my acquittal." Şevval Öcal also stated that she reiterated her previous statements and requested her acquittal.
HOW DID THE PROCESS BEGIN?
According to information reflected in the file, İsmail Ok went to the Private Koru Hospital in Ankara with his wife, Nesrin Ok, on September 30 to receive serum, supplements, and vitamins to alleviate body fatigue. Following the intervention in the emergency room, Ok was given three consecutive IV drips.
After the IV drip was finished, Ok suffered cardiac arrest and was intubated after being connected to a ventilator. An MRI scan revealed edema in his brain, and he was transferred to Ankara City Hospital approximately 7 hours later. After recovering from his treatment, Ok filed a complaint against doctor Ali Akçay and the relevant healthcare workers.
In the indictment prepared by the Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, the charge of "attempted murder of a public official" had been included against Akçay. The indictment stated that Akçay had admitted to administering the wrong medication and that findings indicated Ok's treatment records had been deleted from the system. However, at the end of the trial, the court issued a verdict against the two defendants for the crime of "negligent injury."
News Source: 12punto
