Members of the “Yenidogan” group, which has long been on Turkey’s agenda and has provoked widespread public anger, will appear before a judge on November 18.
About this Oku.Az Türkiye informs with reference to the media.
It should be noted that the group in question deliberately keeping healthy babies in the intensive care units of their contracted hospitals He took money from Social Security (SGK) and caused the deaths of many babies as a result of improper treatment.
It turned out that the gang’s criminal acts were not limited to babies, they also practiced the same actions with adult patients.
The indictment prepared by the Bakırköy Prosecutor’s Office states that the group operated in 19 health institutions and caused the death of 10 babies.
Most of the 47 defendants included in the indictment are health care professionals.
The gang members prepared false documents showing the patients’ condition was worse than they actually were and therefore received more SSI payments. Money was collected from relatives of some patients under the name of “extra fee.”
The “Yenidogan” group disabled the 112 emergency system and diverted baby patients to their hospitals, where the goal was not to ensure the health of the babies, but to obtain financial benefits. Inadequate hygiene conditions and the risk of infection endangered the lives of children and led to the death of some of them.
Under the indictment, the suspects Fırat Sarı and Ilker Gönen were sentenced to a total of 177 years and 6 months for 10 counts of “intentional homicide with reckless behavior”, “special fraud”, “creating an organization for the purpose of committing a crime” and 11 counts of “Forgery of official documents”. They were asked to be sentenced to 582 years and 9 months in prison.
For the suspect Qiyasettin Mert Özdemir, accused of “carrying out intentional homicide with negligent behavior”, “illegal acquisition of personal information”, “committing fraud to the detriment of state institutions and organizations”, “creating an organization for the purpose of committing a crime” and “Forgery of official documents.” A prison sentence of 180 years to 589 years and 9 months to one year was requested.
