New details are emerging about the midazolam that the doctor accused in connection with the death of Giorgos Mazonakis allegedly administered in significant quantities, brought to light by a Star TV investigation. According to the report, Ioanna Gaka sent an SMS to an anesthesiologist — who is also under investigation for her role in the case — requesting the sedative substance, just one week before the singer’s death. Specifically, on September 2nd — seven days before Mazonakis’s fateful visit to the clinic on Karneadou Street in Kolonaki — the 56-year-old doctor contacted her colleague and requested midazolam, which, as the report emphasizes, was the first sedative substance she administered to the beloved artist.
The messages between Gaka and the anesthesiologist
The text messages brought to light by Star are reproduced below.
Ioanna Gaka: Good morning, M… Can I send someone to pick up some midazolam from you? I’m completely out.
Anesthesiologist: Ok, I…
Ioanna Gaka: Thank you so much. What time?
Anesthesiologist: Between 10 and 11.
Ioanna Gaka: Ok. I’ll give G… your number.
A pattern of repeated behavior
The tone of the exchange suggests that the 56-year-old doctor — whose phrase “I’m completely out” implies she used midazolam regularly and in considerable quantities — and the anesthesiologist had conducted similar exchanges before. The familiar term of address used in the messages also points to a friendly, if not necessarily close, relationship. “A familiarity in the procurement of medications that may reveal the path through which the anesthetics and antidotes reached the Karneadou Street clinic,” noted Giorgos Kalliakmanis, honorary president of the Southeastern Attica Police Officers’ Union.
If the authenticity of the messages is confirmed, the anesthesiologist finds herself in a very difficult position. The questions raised by Star’s investigation make clear why:
* Was the anesthesiologist unaware that midazolam is prohibited in private medical practices? Where was she obtaining the substance, and why was she distributing it?
* Why did she fail to mention the disputed message in her testimony to the examining magistrate?
* And why did she not disclose the three communications she had with the doctor in August?
In her own testimony, she had stated: “I have helped her approximately four to five times a year. The last time was about four months ago.” She also spoke of various collaborators: “Colleagues who visited her practice introduced us. I imagine she worked with others as well, since we did not have an exclusive arrangement — I simply couldn’t be there every time she called.” The anesthesiologist is likely to be summoned for further questioning.
The vials — and specifically their batch numbers, or “Lot” numbers, as Star previously revealed — will either confirm or rule out her involvement, including whether the substance was taken from a hospital cabinet. The anesthesiologist herself has stated that she works at a private clinic.
