A verdict has been reached in the case opened following a complaint by AK Party Balıkesir Deputy İsmail Ok, who alleged that his heart stopped after he was administered the wrong medication at a private hospital in Ankara.
The Ankara 8th High Criminal Court sentenced doctor Ali Akçay to 8 months and 22 days in prison, and emergency medical technician Şevval Öcal to 3 months and 22 days in prison. The court decided to defer the announcement of the verdict for both defendants. The hospital manager, Mehmet Avcıküçük, was acquitted.
On September 30, 2022, İsmail Ok had visited a private hospital in Ankara with his wife, Nesrin Ok, complaining of body aches. It was reported that after receiving intravenous fluids in the emergency room, Ok's heart stopped, he was intubated, an MRI scan revealed edema in his brain, and he was transferred to Ankara City Hospital approximately 7 hours later.
After recovering following his treatment, Ok filed a complaint against the doctor and the relevant healthcare workers. The indictment prepared by the Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor's Office alleged that doctor Ali Akçay admitted to administering the wrong medication and that it was determined that treatment records had been deleted from the system.
DEFENSES HEARD IN COURT
Defendant Ali Akçay, emergency medical technician Şevval Öcal, and the lawyers for the parties attended the final hearing. Şevval Öcal stated that she did not have contact with the patient during the incident and that she intervened as soon as she noticed his condition worsening. Öcal's lawyer also argued that his client had performed her assigned duties and requested her acquittal.
Defendant Ali Akçay claimed that there was an issue stemming from the hospital's information processing system, argued that there was no problem directly related to him, and requested his acquittal.
The prosecution reiterated the opinion it presented in the previous session, requesting that Ali Akçay and Şevval Öcal be punished for the crime of "negligent injury endangering a person's life," and that Mehmet Avcıküçük be acquitted. At the end of the trial, the court panel sentenced Akçay and Öcal to prison, while ruling for the deferment of the announcement of the verdict regarding the sentences.
News Source: 12punto
