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Kazakhstan holds doctor over illegal organ transplants


NUR-SULTAN: Police in Kazakhstan detained a doctor this week for harvesting organs from poor people and using them in illegal transplants for wealthy foreigners, the interior ministry said.People from Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan were among those who had been “forced to sell their kidneys due to (their) difficult financial situation,” according to the ministry.“Recipients were wealthy citizens of foreign countries, mainly Israel,“ its statement said, adding that the doctor, named as Abilay Donbay, had received “high financial rewards” for the operations during 2017-2018.The doctor was arrested on Monday, the ministry said in a statement on Tuesday.A persistent taboo among Jewish …read more

Source:: theSun

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