Dr. Ioanna Gaka’s testimony was a marathon session; she and her husband, Ilias Theodoropoulos, are at the center of the judicial investigation into the death of Giorgos Mazonakis.
The defendant was in the investigator’s office for approximately 8 hours or more, while her accused husband is currently appearing before the judicial officer. Immediately after the conclusion of her testimony and that of the doctor, the investigating judge and the prosecutor will decide whether to order her pretrial detention or not.
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The two defendants face charges of intentional homicide with possible malice aforethought, a crime that, if convicted, carries a sentence of up to life in prison.
Shortly after 1:00 p.m. today, both appeared before the investigating judge, having previously prepared and submitted written statements outlining their positions. A marathon round of questions and answers followed, with the investigating judge first asking the doctor for clarification regarding the events that unfolded during the critical time period, when the well-known artist was at her clinic on Karneadou Street to undergo plasmapheresis treatment.
The doctor’s
defense In her defense, the doctor—who has been at the center of the case since the early stages of the investigation, as she was the one who had performed the specific “treatment”— is reported to have completely rejected the charge, denying that there was any illegal or fraudulent action on her part.
The investigator reportedly placed particular emphasis on the 49-minute period that elapsed between the first alarm signal and the call to the emergency medical service (EKAV). This point is under close scrutiny by the authorities, as the case file includes digital data detailing the operation of the hemodialysis machine and, among other things, the time at which the first alarm was recorded.
The defendant reportedly insisted that she acted lawfully and took all required measures. Furthermore, she rejected the allegations of intent and emphasized that the clinic on Karneadou Street was operating entirely legally.
Source: Protothema.gr
