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China court jails 16 for black market kidney trading
Source: BBC
12 minutes ago
Sixteen people in China have been jailed for up to five years each for involvement in illegal kidney transplants, state media report.
A local court said the defendants - mainly health professionals - had used the internet to match buyers and sellers, Xinhua news agency said.
Among them were two doctors, a nurse and an anaesthetist who the court said carried out secret transplant surgery.
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For many years, China harvested the organs of executed prisoners to help meet demand.
Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-38479191