Turkey arrests Israeli suspected of organ trafficking

[okarol]

Turkey arrests Israeli suspected of organ trafficking

Prof Zaki Shapira charged with belonging to black market organ trade ring in private Istanbul hospital. Police make arrest after disgruntled former patients open fire on staff

Lilach Shoval
Published:    05.01.07, 21:50 / Israel News

Turkish police on Tuesday arrested an Israeli doctor suspected of being involved in an illegal ring of organ traders operating out of a private hospital in Istanbul.

The man, Professor Zaki Shapira, was arrested in the midst of a gun battle which erupted in the hospital last weekend after four armed men stormed the facility and demanded their money back.

According to Turkish media reports the four men opened fire at the medical staff and police were alerted to the scene, one of the policemen who responded to the call was wounded in the shootout.
 
After the incident police conducted a thorough investigation and found it had been ordered to close down by a court order more than a month earlier due to illegal organ transplants it carried out. The hospital had received numerous similar warnings in the past. Four patients were waiting in the hospital for transplants at the time of the incident.

Police detained 17 people for questioning – including Professor Shapira. Two Turkish doctors were also arrested.
 
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Jerusalem confirmed that Professor Shapira, formerly head of the Beilinson hospital transplant unit in Petah Tikva, was arrested. Ministry officials said that the Israeli embassy in Ankara and consul's office in Istanbul are providing the man with the necessary consular assistance.

URL: http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3394513,00.html

 
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[goofynina]

Book 'em Dano 

[Sluff]

  Hang em high 

[Joe Paul]

Hang em high 

After you hang em, be sure to distribute kidneys accordingly 

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Turkey arrests Israeli suspected of organ trafficking

[goofynina]

Hang em high 

After you hang em, be sure to distribute kidneys accordingly 

   Good one JoePaul, 

[whitehorse]

Right on. Who needs those live transplants anyway. A free cadaver transplant for me.The nerve of some people, trying to make money from sick people.
The hell with those paid donors. Why can't they just get a job and become a good Samaritan ? How dare they want money for the gift of life. Don't we deserve it for free ?
But I have a question here. Doesn't "organ trafficking" mean smuggling organs ? Is it illegal to donors to be paid in Turkey ? What affect does this have on organ donation in the US ?

[okarol]

Right on. Who needs those live transplants anyway. A free cadaver transplant for me.The nerve of some people, trying to make money from sick people.
The hell with those paid donors. Why can't they just get a job and become a good Samaritan ? How dare they want money for the gift of life. Don't we deserve it for free ?
But I have a question here. Doesn't "organ trafficking" mean smuggling organs ? Is it illegal to donors to be paid in Turkey ? What affect does this have on organ donation in the US ?

Definition of trafficking: 1 a : import and export trade b : the business of bartering or buying and selling c : illegal or disreputable, usually commercial activity  <drug trafficking>

[whitehorse]

Carol, by your own definition, there is no trafficking here. No organs sent across borders. No import of organ. Shooting guns in a Hospital sounds illegal.
But how did four guys shooting guns at fish in a barrel, miss all the targets ?
  It is not uncommon for visiting Professors who are experienced Surgeons, teaching Surgery in a poorer country like Turkey. Even if a patient had a complaint , its brought before a licensing body and remains a civil matter, in Democratic countries. The headline said he is only suspected, not guilty of "trafficking" which didn't take place, according to your quoted article.
   Why is there such a cheering section about an Israeli Surgeon arrested  in Turkey ?
    I have not seen any member outcry about California, after 35 liver patients lost their lives from the LA Hospital wasting organs. Nobody arrested here.

[thegrammalady]

    I have not seen any member outcry about California, after 35 liver patients lost their lives from the LA Hospital wasting organs. Nobody arrested here.

yet..................