A court in the Almaty Region has handed down a verdict in a criminal case involving illegal human organ deals, with six defendants standing trial, according to infohub.kz.
NUR.KZ reports, citing the regional Department of the Penal Enforcement System, that the court examined a case related to illegal transactions involving human organs for transplantation.
According to case materials, the defendants took part in arranging kidney transplant deals, searching for donors and potential organ recipients, as well as negotiating monetary payments.
A total of six defendants were involved in the case. During the trial, the circumstances of organizing the deals and transferring money between participants were examined.
One defendant was sentenced to imprisonment, four received restriction of liberty, and another was given a 2-year prison term with release from serving it under an amnesty act.
Those sentenced to punishments not involving isolation from society have been registered with the probation service of Talgar District, which monitors compliance by convicts with court-imposed requirements and the fulfillment of their obligations.