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China's ousted politician Bo Xilai gets life in jail
Source: Reuters
A Chinese court sentenced ousted senior politician Bo Xilai to life in prison on Sunday after finding him guilty of all the charges he faced of corruption, taking bribes and abuse of power.
The court in Jinan in eastern China, where Bo was tried, also ordered that all his personal assets be seized, according to a transcript carried on the court's official microblog.
Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/09/22/us-china-politics-bo-idUSBRE98K0BP20130922
Also, per the South China Morning Post, he's banned from politics for life.
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Recursion
Sep 2013
OP
There's an unwritten rule that no one gets death penality for political disputes.
David__77
Sep 2013
#7
His wife murdered a foreigner in Chongqing. . .this is stain on the CCP's power
Nanjing to Seoul
Sep 2013
#5
hibbing
(10,095 posts)1. Can we we send the idiot son there for some justice?
hibbing
(10,095 posts)4. hehehehe, that is funny!
BainsBane
(53,026 posts)2. I thought for sure he'd get the death penalty
Recursion
(56,582 posts)6. Yeah, that surprised me too
Maybe he called in a favor.
David__77
(23,367 posts)7. There's an unwritten rule that no one gets death penality for political disputes.
And that's what this is. It has little to do with alleged corruption or that British guy.
BainsBane
(53,026 posts)8. Yeah, I was thinking that they didn't give it to him because
the party leaders don't want to end up with the DP if they get into trouble.
Nanjing to Seoul
(2,088 posts)5. His wife murdered a foreigner in Chongqing. . .this is stain on the CCP's power
Netizens here think it was a power grab.