(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 23. Fines for illegal
organ transplantation have been set in Azerbaijan, Trend reports referring to
the bill on amendments to the Criminal Code, which was discussed on
June 22 at an extraordinary meeting of the parliament.
According to the amendments, illegal removal of a donor organ
for transplantation will be punished by fine in the amount from
9,000 manat ($5,290) to 15,000 manat ($8,820), or imprisonment for
up to four years (with or without deprivation of the right to take
any official positions or engage in any activities for up to three
years).
The amendments also envision imprisonment of a group of persons,
an organized group or a criminal association for repeating the same
acts (by prior agreement), misusing the helpless condition of the
victim or his/her material or official position, for a term of
three to five years (with or without deprivation of the right to
take any official positions or engage in any activities for up to
three years).
Besides, according to the amendments, if the transplantation
operation negligently caused the death of a person, then the
punishment will be in the form of imprisonment for a term of four
to seven years (with or without deprivation of the right to take
any positions or engage in any activities for up to three
years).
After discussions, the bill was put to a vote and adopted in the
third reading.
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