Organ harvesters charged

A gang who allegedly ran a human organ trafficking scheme will stand trial in April, Haidian district court said on Thursday.

The alleged gang is made up of former liver donor, Liu Jiangshen, 27, from Sichuan province and three other suspects named Yang Shihai, Liu Qiang and Liu Ping, according to Qiu Zhiying, a prosecutor in Haidian district.

Liu and Yang were charged with illegal business operation by Haidian prosecutors in February, Qiu said, adding that 25-year-old Yang, from Chongqing, is a retired solider whose role was to find donors. The other two men were Liu's assistants.