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This is an archive article published on August 19, 2013

China: Bo Xilai to face 8216;open trial8217; next week

Bo,former boss of the Communist Party in Chongqing city,had been expelled from the ruling party after a scandal surrounding the murder of a British businessman.

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BO Xilai,a former strongman of the ruling Communist Party who was purged last year over a major scandal,will face an open trial on August 22 on charges of bribery,embezzlement and abuse of power,Chinese state media said Sunday.

Bo,former boss of the Communist Party in Chongqing city,had been expelled from the ruling party after a scandal surrounding the murder of a British businessman.

The 64-year-old is currently in detention and denied allegations and refused to co-operate with the investigators.

Bo will stand open trial at the Jinan Intermediate Peoples Court next week for charges of bribery,graft and abuse of power,official Xinhua news agency quoted an announcement by the court in eastern Chinas Shandong province as saying. The open trial will start on August 22, the report said.

His wife Gu Kailai was given a suspended death sentence last August for the killing of businessman Neil Heywood.

Like the trial of his wife,officials once close to Bo said his trial was expected to last for a day and speculation is rife that like he too may get a suspended death sentence.

 

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