Wang received just 22,000 yuan, with the rest of the money divided by the gang, prosecutors said.
When he returned home, his mother noticed he was weak and soon learned what had happened. She then called police in Chenzhou.
"The case is complicated and involves a juvenile, so it's not suitable for us to disclose more details," Huang Wujiang, who works at the court, said on Thursday.
Wang, who is still in very poor health, was unable to attend the hearing. However, his mother, Ou Linchun, told court her son had not sold his kidney to buy Apple products.
"My son was tempted by the illegal organ traders and might have been afraid of getting caught with such a large amount of money, so he bought a cell phone and a tablet PC," she said.
The case is expected to last until Friday, when judges may announce a verdict. Zhao Li, a criminal lawyer at Beijing King and Bond Law Firm, said organ transplants from living donors are only legal between relatives.
"Organ transplants by illegal groups are harmful to providers and receivers," he said. "The punishment for wrongdoers should be severe."
His comments were echoed by Zhai Xiaomei, a professor of bioethics at Peking Union Medical College.
Zhai said organ transplants are risky for healthy adults, let alone a young boy.
Not all doctors and hospitals have qualifications to perform organ transplant surgeries, she warned, which means the surgery will have a high risk for providers if it was performed by unqualified medical staff. The Ministry of Public Security said on Saturday that 137 suspects were caught in the latest crackdown on human organ trafficking.
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