Cambodia to Investigate Alleged Organ Transplant Human Trafficking

Written by DAP NEWS -- Thursday, 08 October 2009

(Post by CAAI News Media)

Agnes Chan, Hong Kong-born singer and goodwill ambassador to the Japan committee was quoted as saying at a press conference on Tuesday in Tokyo by the Japan Times that in Cambodia babies are sold for adoption or organ transplants for ¥5,000 (about US$56), while young teens are bought for labor or marriage for less than ¥10,000.

Koy Kuong, Cambodian MFAIC spokesman and under secretary of state for the Foreign Ministry, said that he had no details of the alleged sales. “We will look into this case in detail,” he vowed, referring further questions to the Interior Ministry.

But Keith Chantharith, spokesman for the police commissioner, and Khieu Sopheak, spokesman for Interior Ministry, were yesterday unavailable for comment.

Cambodian women and children still face dangers from human trafficking despite the Government’s regular crackdowns.