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(Hürriyet Newspaper, 9 December 2021)
"Organ Grinding Done Here"
A 10-person gang involved in illegal organ transplant trafficking, four
of whom are Jordanian, Syrian and Palestinian citizens, were captured
during a raid on the hotel where they were staying. The gang members
found kidney donors with the slogan 'VIP Service' that they shared on
social media.
According to information about the gang that police have obtained,
Arab countries were targetted via social media and prospective wealthy
customers identified by blood type. The 'VIP Service' the gang
offered included hotel and hospital accommodations, as well as blood
tests for the patients. Based on a positive test result, the gang collected
$50,000 from the kidney recipient, $10,000 of which was given to the
donor.
The donor and patient were then brought to Istanbul and since the law
requires that they be close blood relatives, fake documents were
produced as if they had been obtained from the donor-patient consulates.
The documents were presented to the hospital, which received $15,000
for hosting the operation, leaving the remaining $25,000 for the gang.
Ouch.
A Palestinian patient was given a kidney transplant at a private hospital
in Esenyurt, Istanbul, a few days ago. Those who facilitated the organ
transplant claimed to be close relatives of the patient but Turkish
doctors opined that "the donor and the patient did not appear to be
related. Their dialogue was very cool, as if they didn't know each
other." This prompted hospital officials to call Turkish immigration
officials, who then began to examine the documents of the donor and
the patient.
The Palestine Consulate was asked for documentation of the relative
relationship of the donor and the patient but there was none to be
found. Turkish officials determined that prospective transplant
patients stayed at a hotel near the hospital to be available for checks
from time to time. When it was determined, as well, that gang
members were staying at this hotel too, a raid was launched and
Jordanian Hasan abu Azid, Palestinian Ali Y.M. Shiruk, Syrian
A.M. and dialysis patient Palestian M.J.K. were apprehended.
Based on interrogations of those apprehended, another raid was
launched on the hotel and Palestinian H.Q.A., along with Jordanians
A.H., N.S., M.S.V. and organ donor N.S.S. were taken into custody.
Also seized in the raid were $21,600 in cash, 10,000 TL, a basin and
a large number of fake documents.
Police also arrested gang leader Jordanian Hasan Barakat, together
with 3 others, two of whom were kidney donors. Three of the 13
people taken into custody were released. Barakat, his second-in-
command Jordanian Hasan abu Zaid, Palestinian doctor Ali
Y.M. Shiruk and Syrian Ahmet Al Masri, who brought organ
patients and donors together, were jailed.
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