Indonesians jailed over organ trading: Singapore court

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SINGAPORE (AFP) — Two Indonesian men have been jailed and fined for involvement in illegal organ trading, a court official said Friday, in the first such case to be tried in Singapore.

Both men agreed to sell their kidneys, but Judge Bala Reddy said syndicates had exploited their "poor and socially disadvantaged background," and they had not solicited offers for the organs, The Straits Times newspaper reported.

Sulaiman Damanik, 26, was sentenced to two weeks' jail and a fine of 1,000 dollars (735 US), while Toni, 27, received a 14-week sentence and 2,000-dollar fine, the report said, adding both were from a rural village in Indonesia.

A court official confirmed the sentences when contacted by AFP but provided no other details.

The men admitted in...