Doctor’s negligence in Ogtay Gulaliyev’s coma will be investigated
The human rights activist has been in a coma for two and a half years Oktay The question of whether the doctor was negligent in Gulaliyev’s situation has come up again. A year ago, the prosecutor’s office examined Gulaliyev and concluding that there was no criminal element in the actions of the doctors who treated him, he decided to refuse to initiate criminal proceedings.
On April 14, the Nasimi District Court overturned the prosecutor’s decision. This was reported to RFE / RL by a lawyer Shahla Humbatova reported: “The court came to this conclusion that, The prosecutor’s office made the decision without conducting an investigation. She according to also canceled. Court materials were sent to the prosecutor’s office for additional investigation into the medical staff “.
Family members of the human rights activist are complaining about the medical staff of Baku City Hospital. Wife Firuza Gulaliyeva considers that, If the operation at this clinic had not been delayed, he would not be in his current condition. According to him according toClinical before this hospital Medical The human rights activist’s condition was better when he was in the center. Although he lost consciousness when he was transferred to a private hospital, no action was taken in time and the operation was delayed.
“After the incident Oktay Clinical before Gulaliyev Medical He was taken to the center. At that time, he was conscious and his speech was in order. He was transferred to Baku City Hospital at about 11 pm. The operation was delayed for 13 hours. The next day, at around 12 o’clock, after the situation became critical, they operated on him. This is the intervention of the Ministry of Health and Thanks to doctors sent from the Neurosurgery Hospital on the instructions of the Ministry “– Gulaliyeva said.
During the investigation into Gulaliyev’s car crash, an investigation was also conducted into the medical staff. When the criminal case against the driver Kanan Abdullayev, accused of causing the accident, was sent to court, a criminal case was filed against the doctors. The criminal case was later terminated.
After numerous complaints from Gulaliyeva, First Deputy Prosecutor General Elchin Mammadov overturned the termination decision and sent the case to the Nasimi District Prosecutor’s Office for re-investigation. However, the prosecutor’s office again decided not to open a criminal case. The family made this decision late according to The appeal to the court was also delayed.
Doctors at Baku City Hospital say the family’s grievances are unfounded. They claim that, Delay in surgery on O.Gulaliyev according to the spouse is responsible.
The human rights activist fell into a coma on October 29, 2019. Accused of committing the incident Kanan Abdullayev He was found guilty under Article 263.1-1 of the Criminal Code (violation of traffic rules, causing serious harm to the victim). He was sentenced to 2 years and 3 months in a precinct-type penitentiary institution.
Gulaliyev was taken to Turkey in a coma a few days after brain surgery at Baku City Hospital and He was treated there for about a year. 2020The human rights activist, who was returned to Baku in November 2006, has been receiving treatment at home ever since. He has not yet woken up from a coma.
Gulaliyev torture in the country, illegal and political conducted investigations into motivated arrests and prepared and disseminated regular reports on incidents. Although there were allegations that he was shot deliberately, both the authorities and the driver who denied the incident denied this version. The accident was caused by carelessness.