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Assad-era hospital staff implicated in organ trafficking of abducted prisoners

The Zioneer Intelligence Desk

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TL;DR

A report based on testimony from former medical staff details how a hospital in Assad-ruled Syria allegedly removed organs from prisoners abducted by intelligence services and transplanted them into patients connected to senior officials. The allegations, reported by The Jerusalem Post, highlight a systematic organ-harvesting network operating under the former regime.

01 · THE DISPATCH

A report published by The Jerusalem Post, citing testimony from former medical staff, alleges that a hospital under the Assad regime in Syria operated a systematic organ-trafficking ring targeting prisoners abducted by the regime's intelligence services. Staff reportedly admitted to removing organs from abductees and implanting them into patients connected to senior Syrian officials. The account paints a picture of a shadowy network that exploited detainees during Syria's civil war, with medics complicit in actions tantamount to crimes against humanity. The allegations are sourced from unnamed former hospital personnel and have not been independently verified by The Zioneer.

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