According to the prosecutor's office, the woman is suspected of participating in a criminal group that operated from 2017 to 2018, which carried out illegal transactions for the buying and selling of human organs in several countries.
The suspect's role involved searching for donors and recipients, organizing their meetings, ensuring confidentiality, and accompanying operations for the illegal transplantation of organs.
Members of this criminal group operated in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Armenia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and Azerbaijan. The investigation claims that they organized 56 illegal organ transplantation transactions from living donors in medical institutions in Kazakhstan.
After committing the criminal acts, the suspect evaded justice and was on the international wanted list for five years. In March, she was detained while attempting to cross the Polish border and was extradited to Kazakhstan at the request of the General Prosecutor's Office.
At present, the woman has been placed in a detention center. The General Prosecutor's Office noted that for the crimes charged, the possible punishment ranges from eight to twelve years of imprisonment with confiscation of property.
Additionally, two other participants of this criminal organization were previously returned to Kazakhstan from Turkey and Russia.
