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Living Donation Discussion and News => Living Donation in the News => Topic started by: Fr Pat on July 23, 2015, 07:21:44 AM
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From "Japan News" ("Yomiuri Shimbun") 22 July 2015:
TOKYO (Jiji Press)-- Tokyo police arrested a gangster and a homeless man Tuesday on suspicion of striking a deal for the purchase of one of the homeless man's kidneys for two million Yen (about $16,000) , in violation of the organ transplant law.
Akira Yoshida, 71, a senior member of a group affiliated with the major crime syndicate Sumiyoshi-kai, and the 44-year-old homeless man, Yuichi Tamegai, have admitted to the charges, according to the Metropolitan Police Department.
In December 2013- April 2014, Yoshida allegedly asked Tamegai to provide one of his kidneys for living-donor transplant to a 66-year-old yakusa (Gang) related acquaintance of Yoshida for two million Yen and promised Tamegai the organ purchase, with the two agreeing, according to the Department.
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It's crazy that we don't hear about more of these arrests because there surely must be more people buying/selling.
Every day I get offers to sell a kidney to my daughter, from all over the world.