Jinan Court Gives Bo Xilai Life in Prison

(Beijing) – Bo Xilai, the former Politburo member and Communist Party boss of Chongqing, was sentenced to life in prison for embezzlement, bribery and abuse of power on September 22. He was also deprived of political rights for life and had assets confiscated.

A judge in the Jinan Intermediate People's Court in the eastern province of Shandong said Bo was guilty of accepting bribes worth 20.44 million yuan and embezzling 5 million yuan. A charge linked to allegations that air tickets worth 1.34 million yuan for Bo's wife and son were illegally reimbursed by businessman Xu Ming was not accepted by court.