The intervention of a public prosecutor caused a publication about the hygiene and living conditions of dozens of patients at the Center for the Recovery and Rehabilitation of Children with Disabilities in Thessaloniki “Agios Dimitrios“.
The head of the Thessaloniki First Instance Prosecutor’s Office, Styliani Giailoglou, ordered a preliminary examination to determine if criminal responsibilities are established. According to information, the offenses under investigation are those of exposure (consecutive and consecutive), unlawful violence against minors and vulnerable persons (consecutive and consecutive) and violation of health regulations.
According to the written order to the TA Pylaias, in the context of the criminal investigation, the living conditions of the dependents will be examined and in this direction, their parents, guardians and legal assistants will be invited to testify.
In the same order, it is requested that a health check be carried out by a competent committee at the facilities of the structure, as well as that photos included in the relevant publication be attached to the case file.
The EAD investigation after the death of a young patient
It should be noted that an investigation was ordered for this Center three years ago by an echelon of the National Transparency Authority (NDA), specifically after the death of a 21-year-old patient in November 2021, who was allegedly the victim of a beating by a nurse. The Authority’s investigation revealed omissions and irregularities in its operation, with the consequence that the resignation of all the members of the then administration was requested (and accepted).
The audit report drawn up by the EAD, which also includes incidents of injury to the 21-year-old inmate prior to his death (over a period of three years), was forwarded to the First Instance Prosecutor’s Office of Thessaloniki. Evaluating the findings of the report, the Prosecutor’s Office decided to refer a total of 18 executives and workers of the Center to a trial before the Single-Member Misdemeanor Court (the trial was set for next February, after constant postponements).
For the death of the young patient, the nurse, now 57 years old, who is on trial these days in the Mixed Court of Katerini for fatal bodily harm to a weak person, was charged. The trial began with the examination of witnesses and will continue on Monday, 10/21.
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