Netcare would never knowingly engage in activities related to illegal organ trafficking or condone any practice that was against the law, said Netcare Chief Executive Officer Richard Friedland.
In its "official position" on the kidney transplant scandal, posted on the Netcare website, Friedland said: "Should it be proved that the donors and recipients were not related, as represented, or that money had been exchanged, Netcare will have been seriously misled and its policies and procedures violated."
If the allegations against the accused were proved, the hospital group would be a victim of wrongdoing, he said.
"We did not initiate the complaints nor cause any of the charges to be brought against the accused. However, Netcare is referred to in the charge sheet as a victim of the alleged misrepresentations."
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Friedland said that the group's transplant policies had been vetted by legal advisers in order to ensure that the processes and procedures complied with the law and best ethical practices.
"We at no time believed or suspected that our policies and procedures were not being followed ... in fact, representations were made to the company that they were, in fact, being followed."
- This article was originally published on page 1 of The Mercury on September 19, 2005
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