The Israeli National Fraud Unit and the Tax Authority began a joint undercover investigation into the ring several months ago. In 2009, several countries contacted Israel to request an investigation into organ trafficking on its territory after the discovery of an organ trafficking victim in Kosovo who implicated Israeli citizens. European authorities investigating the Kosovo “Medicus” organ trafficking case provided the names of Israeli suspects they uncovered.

According to the Israeli police, the ten traffickers recruited poor day workers in Israel, and sent them to Kosovo and Azerbaijan where their kidneys were removed. The victims were promised US$10,000 per kidney, but the police believe few received any payment. Organ recipients paid between US$100,000 and US$150,000 per kidney. The traffickers did not inform the “donors” about the risks of surgery and kidney removal, and failed to provide them with medical care after the surgery.

In Israel, the victims were mostly young Turkish men, while the ring also recruited poor people from Russia, Moldova and Kazakhstan. Israeli police believe the transplant operations may have also been performed in an undisclosed third country in Asia. The investigation is still underway.

The suspects are scheduled to appear at the Rishon Lezion Magistrate court in Jerusalem on Wednesday morning.

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In particular, V. Gaspari mentioned that they had threatened him, about which he had informed the policemen who had answered that they could do nothing and he should go to the Police Division and make a report.

On May 7, 2012, Vardges Gaspari made a report on crime to the Prosecutor General of the Republic of Armenia by attaching the above-mentioned appeal. V. Gaspari mentioned that on May 6, 2012, crime had been committed near the precincts 9/15 and 9/16 and the Police had not tried to prevent the crimes.

Materials are prepared in the Central Division of the Police of the Republic of Armenia.
The mentioned report made to the Prosecutor General was sent to the Police for investigation.

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G. Avanesov used the opportunities of the online botnet computers created by him and made “DDoS” attacks on the websites and IP addresses of different physical and legal persons thus impeding the normal operation of the mentioned websites, blocking the information of the computers and making these computer systems unfit.

In particular, on October 1, 2010, G. Avanesov used 25 percent of the online botnet computers created by him, made “DDoS” attacks on the IP address of the “Macomnet” CJSC (http://macomnet.ru) as a result of which the appropriate equipment of the mentioned organization was broken and about 192 customers were deprived of the opportunity to use the online services of the “Macomnet” CJSC which caused severe consequences.

On 21 May, 2012, the Court of First Instance of Arabkir and Kanaker-Zeytun administrative districts sentenced G. Avanesov to four years in prison according to the Part 3 of the Article 253 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Armenia.

The preliminary investigation body had accused G. Avanesov according to the Point 1 of the Part 2 of the Article 252, Part 1 of the Article 254, Article 255 and Part 1 of the Article 256 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Armenia as well.

On the decision of the Court, the criminal persecution against Georgi Avanesov according to the Point 1 of the Part 2 of the Article 252, Part 1 of the Article 254, Article 255 and Part 1 of the Article 256 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Armenia was terminated pursuant to the Subpoint 1 of the Point 1 of the "General Amnesty on the Occasion of the 20th Anniversary of the Independence Declaration of the Republic of Armenia" adopted on May 26, 2011 by the National Assembly of Armenia.

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Renowned international speakers, experts in investigative reporting, will cover a series of topics, including technology and advanced investigative techniques in the coverage of corruption and organised crime, as well as editorial policies on investigations into crime and corruption.

Paul Christian Radu, executive director of the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project from Bucharest, Romania, will hold a panel on technology and advanced investigative techniques related to reporting on corruption and organised crime. Tony O’ Schaughnessy, an experienced international journalist and trainer, who served as a Current Affairs Series Editor for the BBC and is currently involved with CIRCOM’s video journalism and documentary courses, will focus on “Approaching investigative journalism within a current affairs program series-the editorial decisions to be made.” Marek Wollner, head and host of the investigative program Reporteri CT, broadcast by the Pubic RTV in Czech Republic, will hold a panel on investigative reporting on public television. Finally, Blaz Zgaga, a freelance reporter from Slovenia and a co-author of the three-part investigative trilogy, “In the Name of the State”, focusing on arms smuggling during the 1990s Balkan conflicts, will speak about his investigation.

More than 100 national and international journalists are expected to attend.

The III South, East and Central Europe Investigative Journalism Days will be inaugurated at 18.00 on May 23, 2012, in the Codru Conference Halls, Chisinau, Moldova.

The I South, East and Central Europe Investigative Journalism Days took place in Budva, Montenegro (2010), and the second in Belgrade, Serbia (2011).

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