Trial implicates Bo in scandal
12 years, 6 months ago

Trial implicates Bo in scandal

The Hindu  

Chinese authorities have for the first time implicated suspended Politburo member Bo Xilai in the scandal involving the murder of a British businessman by Mr. Bo’s wife, raising the prospect of the once powerful leader facing criminal charges after his imminent expulsion from the Communist Party of China. Prosecutors in the trial of Wang Lijun — who served as the police chief in Chongqing and was the right-hand man of Mr. Bo — alleged that the suspended Politburo member had “angrily rebuked and slapped” Mr. Wang when confronted with evidence that his wife Gu Kailai had murdered British businessman Neil Heywood last November. In a suggestion that he could also face corruption charges, prosecutors named a close business associate of Mr. Bo, Xu Ming, in Tuesday’s proceedings. They said Mr. Wang’s relatives had received two apartments in Beijing at a price of US$ 449,583 from Mr. Xu, who made his fortune in Dalian when Mr. Bo served there as mayor.

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Ex-Bank of China chairman sentenced to death for accepting $16.8 million in bribes
4 months, 1 week ago

Ex-Bank of China chairman sentenced to death for accepting $16.8 million in bribes

India Today  

The former chairman of the Bank of China, Liu Liange, was on Tuesday sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve for corruption and illegal issuance of loans. He was found to have accepted bribes worth over 121 million yuan, a court in Jinan city in China's eastern Shandong Province said in its verdict. The court found that Liu had taken …

Former BOC chairman pleads guilty to graft
11 months, 1 week ago

Former BOC chairman pleads guilty to graft

China Daily  

Liu Liange, former Party chief and chairman of Bank of China, pleaded guilty to accepting bribes totaling 121 million yuan and illegally issuing loans amounting to 3.32 billion yuan at a trial at Jinan Intermediate People's Court, in Shandong province, on Wednesday. From the end of 2017 to the beginning of 2020, while working at Export-Import Bank of China and …

Former Bank of China chairman indicted for bribery in nation’s long-running anticorruption drive
1 year, 1 month ago

Former Bank of China chairman indicted for bribery in nation’s long-running anticorruption drive

Associated Press  

BEIJING — The former chairman of the Bank of China has been indicted on bribery charges, prosecutors said Monday, adding to a long list of business and government officials who have been brought down by Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s yearslong anticorruption drive. The Supreme People’s Procuratorate announced last month that Tang Shuangning, the former chairman of China Everbright Group, another …

Former Bank of China chairman indicted for bribery in nation's long-running anticorruption drive
1 year, 1 month ago

Former Bank of China chairman indicted for bribery in nation's long-running anticorruption drive

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The former chairman of the …

China Sentences Ex-chairman of Asset Management Company for Seeking Bribes, Bigamy
4 years, 2 months ago

China Sentences Ex-chairman of Asset Management Company for Seeking Bribes, Bigamy

News 18  

The former chairman of China’s Huarong Asset Management Co was sentenced to death, a court in the northern city of Tianjin said on Tuesday, in one of the country’s highest profile corruption cases. Lai Xiaomin was convicted of receiving or seeking bribes totalling 1.788 billion yuan from 2008 to 2018, when he was also a senior banking regulator, according to …

1 ex-official sentenced, 1 pleads guilty in corruption cases
7 years, 10 months ago

1 ex-official sentenced, 1 pleads guilty in corruption cases

China Daily  

Wang Baoan, former head of the National Bureau of Statistics, pleaded guilty on Thursday to accepting 154 million yuan in the Zhangjiakou Intermediate People's Court, Hebei province. In a separate case on the same day, in Lanzhou, Gansu province, Mao Xiaobing, a former high-ranking official from Qinghai province, was sentenced to life in prison for taking bribes and embezzling public …

1 ex-official sentenced, 1 pleads guilty in corruption cases
7 years, 10 months ago

1 ex-official sentenced, 1 pleads guilty in corruption cases

China Daily  

Wang Baoan, former head of the National Bureau of Statistics, pleaded guilty on Thursday to accepting 154 million yuan in the Zhangjiakou Intermediate People's Court, Hebei province. In a separate case on the same day, in Lanzhou, Gansu province, Mao Xiaobing, a former high-ranking official from Qinghai province, was sentenced to life in prison for taking bribes and embezzling public …

Two former senior officials indicted for corruption
7 years, 11 months ago

Two former senior officials indicted for corruption

China Daily  

Two former senior officials indicted for corruption Xinhua | Updated: 2017-04-25 13:05 BEIJING - Wang Baoan, former head of the National Bureau of Statistics, and Li Chengyun, former vice governor of southwest China's Sichuan Province, have been indicted on suspicion of accepting bribes, the Supreme People's Procuratorate announced Tuesday. Wang was indicted by prosecutors in Zhangjiakou city, Hebei Province. According …

China court upholds Bo Xilai conviction, life term
11 years, 5 months ago

China court upholds Bo Xilai conviction, life term

Associated Press  

JINAN, China — Ousted politician Bo Xilai lost his appeal against a life sentence for corruption in his final public appearance Friday before prison — an inglorious end for the once-rising star whose vaulting ambition unnerved China’s leadership. The court said Bo’s offenses “led to extremely severe social consequences and caused major damage to the interest of the country and …

Chinese court upholds life sentence for Bo Xilai
11 years, 5 months ago

Chinese court upholds life sentence for Bo Xilai

India TV News  

Beijing : A court in China Friday rejected disgraced Chinese politician Bo Xilai's appeal and upheld the original sentence of life imprisonment for bribery, embezzlement and abuse of power. The Shandong Higher People's Court Friday rejected Bo Xilai's appeal.The Jinan Intermediate People's Court sentenced Bo, former secretary of the Chongqing Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China and former …

World Headlines: A Chinese Trial; The Syrian War Spills Over
11 years, 5 months ago

World Headlines: A Chinese Trial; The Syrian War Spills Over

NPR  

World Headlines: A Chinese Trial; The Syrian War Spills Over Enlarge this image toggle caption Xie Huanchi/AP Xie Huanchi/AP China, Xinhua We begin in China where a court on Friday rejected an appeal by former politician Bo Xilai over his life sentence for bribery, embezzlement and abuse of power. The Shandong Higher People's Court filed Bo's appeal and formed a …

Chinese court accepts Bo Xilai appeal
11 years, 5 months ago

Chinese court accepts Bo Xilai appeal

The Hindu  

A higher-level provincial court in China said on Wednesday it would hear the appeal of former Politburo member Bo Xilai, who was, last month, sentenced to life in prison on corruption charges. The Higher People’s Court of northeastern Shandong province said in a statement Mr. Bo had submitted an appeal following the five-day trial in the Intermediate Court in Jinan …

Bo trial: ‘everyone equal before law’ in China?
11 years, 6 months ago

Bo trial: ‘everyone equal before law’ in China?

The Hindu  

Following Sunday’s harsher-than-expected verdict from a court in this city sentencing former Politburo member Bo Xilai to life in prison, the ruling Communist Party of China has hailed the outcome as proving that “there are no special citizens under the law” in China. Ms. Jiang told her story to The Hindu speaking just a stone’s throw away from the sprawling …

China’s Bo Xilai appeals conviction
11 years, 6 months ago

China’s Bo Xilai appeals conviction

CNN  

Story highlights Source: Bo Xilai says the verdict contradicted the facts and was unfair A court found Bo guilty of bribe-taking, embezzlement and abuse of power The one-time rising star of the Communist Party is sentenced to life in prison A court found his wife guilty last year of murdering British businessman Neil Heywood CNN — One day after a …

Chinese politician Bo Xilai gets life sentence
11 years, 6 months ago

Chinese politician Bo Xilai gets life sentence

Associated Press  

JINAN, China — A court sentenced Bo Xilai to life in prison for corruption Sunday, burying the career of one of China’s most up-and-coming politicians and lowering the curtain on a scandal that exposed a murder and illicit enrichment among the country’s elite. “As long as the current circumstances stay, he cannot come back.” Despite fears of public strife or …

China’s disgraced Bo Xilai given life term for corruption
11 years, 6 months ago

China’s disgraced Bo Xilai given life term for corruption

Live Mint  

Jinan, China: A Chinese court sentenced ousted senior politician Bo Xilai to life in jail on Sunday after finding him guilty of corruption and abuse of power, a tough term that gives him little chance of staging any political comeback. But his career was stopped short last year by a murder scandal in which his wife, Gu Kailai, was convicted …

Bo Xilai sentenced to life, found guilty on all charges
11 years, 6 months ago

Bo Xilai sentenced to life, found guilty on all charges

The Hindu  

Former Politburo member Bo Xilai was on Sunday handed a heavier than expected sentence of life in prison, as the court in this northeastern Chinese province found the “princeling” politician guilty on all charges of bribery, graft and abuse of power. Explaining the heavy sentence, he said Mr. Bo’s actions had “created an extremely adverse social impact and greatly hurt …

China's Bo Xilai Is Given Life Sentence For Bribery, Other Crimes
11 years, 6 months ago

China's Bo Xilai Is Given Life Sentence For Bribery, Other Crimes

NPR  

China's Bo Xilai Is Given Life Sentence For Bribery, Other Crimes Enlarge this image toggle caption Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images A Chinese court has sentenced Bo Xilai, the former Politburo member who was snared on graft charges, to life in prison. "Bribes received directly by Bo or via his family totaled 20.44 million yuan, the court decided," reports …

China awaits verdict in Bo Xilai case
11 years, 6 months ago

China awaits verdict in Bo Xilai case

The Hindu  

On Sunday morning, the most closely followed court case in China since the infamous “Gang of Four” trial more than three decades ago will reach its denouement in this northeastern provincial city. The former Politburo member and “princeling”, Bo Xilai, will learn of his fate as the Jinan Intermediate People’s Court announces a verdict to close the chapter on a …

What did Bo Xilai’s show trial tell us about China?
11 years, 7 months ago

What did Bo Xilai’s show trial tell us about China?

Al Jazeera  

Following an economic crisis that began in 2008, the world is now passing through a political crisis that is just as profound. Supporters of Bo’s “Chongqing model” already were saying that his fall from grace was manipulated from on high; that Bo had lost out in a power struggle with more capitalist-leaning officials in Beijing, exposing divisions within the ruling …

Dramatic defence from Bo as ‘heavy sentence’ looms
11 years, 7 months ago

Dramatic defence from Bo as ‘heavy sentence’ looms

The Hindu  

Prosecutors have called for “a heavy sentence” for Bo Xilai as his five-day trial closed on Monday afternoon with a dramatic statement from the former Politburo member. Delivering a 90-minute closing speech in a style that served as a reminder as to how the once powerful “princeling” emerged as one of China’s most charismatic and popular politicians before his stunning …

Bo Xilai's trial ends in China, Prosecution demands severe punishment
11 years, 7 months ago

Bo Xilai's trial ends in China, Prosecution demands severe punishment

India TV News  

Beijing: China's biggest political trial involving disgraced leader Bo Xilai ended today after five dramatic days of hearing, as the prosecution demanded that the former Communist Party strongman be given “severe” punishment for the “extremely grave” crimes committed by him. The first-instance trial of 64-year-old Bo, charged with bribery, embezzlement and abuse of power, concluded at the Jinan Intermediate People's …

Bo Xilai trial: Investigation phase concludes, verdict nears
11 years, 7 months ago

Bo Xilai trial: Investigation phase concludes, verdict nears

The Hindu  

The trial of former Politburo member Bo Xilai on Sunday moved closer to its conclusion as the court in northeastern China completed the investigation phase of the case following the key testimony of Wang Lijun, Mr. Bo’s police chief in Chongqing. Mr. Bo strongly refuted the allegations made by Mr. Wang on Saturday – the third day of the trial …

Bo admits to “partial role” in embezzlement
11 years, 7 months ago

Bo admits to “partial role” in embezzlement

The Hindu  

Disgraced Chinese leader Bo Xilai on Saturday acknowledged he had not acted to stop the embezzlement of government funds by his wife, the first time he has admitted to any of the charges against him since his trial began two days ago. He admitted slapping Mr. Wang when the two had differences over the police chief’s investigation of the murder …

At Bo Xilai trial, glimpse into China’s Red royalty
11 years, 7 months ago

At Bo Xilai trial, glimpse into China’s Red royalty

The Hindu  

The continuing trial of the former Politburo member Bo Xilai has provided a rare glimpse into the private lives of one of China’s most influential Red families, even as the once powerful “princeling” politician on Friday continued to strongly rebut allegations of bribery and abuse of power. The testimony showed how Mr. Bo had, during his time as Party Secretary …

Disgraced Chinese leader Bo's trial continues for second day
11 years, 7 months ago

Disgraced Chinese leader Bo's trial continues for second day

Firstpost  

Disgraced Chinese leader Bo Xilai’s trial for corruption and abuse of power continued for the second day on Friday at the Jinan Intermediate People’s Court in China’s eastern Shandong Province. Beijing: Disgraced Chinese leader Bo Xilai’s trial for corruption and abuse of power continued for the second day on Friday at the Jinan Intermediate People’s Court in China’s eastern Shandong …

After Wild Start, Silence From Bo Xilai Corruption Trial
11 years, 7 months ago

After Wild Start, Silence From Bo Xilai Corruption Trial

NPR  

After Wild Start, Silence From Bo Xilai Corruption Trial Enlarge this image toggle caption Kyodo/Landov Kyodo/Landov From 'Morning Edition': Anthony Kuhn on the trial of Bo Xilai Listen Chinese authorities clamped down Friday on information coming out of the high-profile corruption trial of one-time rising political star Bo Xilai. As NPR's Anthony Kuhn reported on Morning Edition, during Thursday's opening …

Bo Xilai stands trial for bribery, abuse of power
11 years, 7 months ago

Bo Xilai stands trial for bribery, abuse of power

India TV News  

Beijing: Disgraced Chinese leader Bo Xilai Thursday stood trial on charges of taking bribes, embezzlement and abuse of power. The trial started 8.45 a.m. at the Jinan Intermediate People's Court in China's Shandong province, Xinhua reported.Bo, 64, was charged by the Jinan people's procuratorate. The indictment was delivered to the court July 25.Bo took the advantage of his position as …

Bo defies bribery charge; doubts remain over trial
11 years, 7 months ago

Bo defies bribery charge; doubts remain over trial

The Hindu  

Former Politburo member Bo Xilai on Thursday mounted a defiant defence and denied prosecutors’ claims that he had accepted more than 20 million yuan in bribes, as his trial opened in north-eastern China amid doubts about the independence of the judicial process. Legal experts and political analysts remained divided on whether Mr. Bo’s stout defence was a breaking from the …

Bo Xilai's Corruption Trial In China Kicks Off With A Twist
11 years, 7 months ago

Bo Xilai's Corruption Trial In China Kicks Off With A Twist

NPR  

Bo Xilai's Corruption Trial In China Kicks Off With A Twist Enlarge this image toggle caption AP AP In China, recent Communist Party show trials have featured cowed defendants acknowledging their crimes and offering apologies. The country's biggest trial in decades kicked off Thursday with the defendant, former politburo member Bo Xilai, denying guilt, claiming his confession was coerced and …

On eve of Bo trial, debate over legacy
11 years, 7 months ago

On eve of Bo trial, debate over legacy

The Hindu  

A day ahead of the much anticipated trial of former Politburo member Bo Xilai, the Communist Party of China is confronting a debate about his controversial political legacy just as the new leadership looks to close the chapter on the scandal. Though the party has sought to frame the trial as a corruption case, the weeks leading up to Mr. …

Who is disgraced Chinese leader Bo Xilai
11 years, 7 months ago

Who is disgraced Chinese leader Bo Xilai

India TV News  

Beijing: Only a few people heard it, but when one of China's most prominent politicians slapped his police chief across the face, it would end up reverberating far and wide. A day earlier, the chief had confronted Bo Xilai, the party boss of the megacity of Chongqing, with some unwelcome information: He had evidence Bo's wife had killed a British …

Chinese leader Bo Xilai to stand open trial on bribery, power abuse charges
11 years, 7 months ago

Chinese leader Bo Xilai to stand open trial on bribery, power abuse charges

India TV News  

Beijing: 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 today. Bo, former boss of the Communist Party in Chongqing city, had been expelled from the ruling party after …

Ahead of Bo’s trial, CPC faces a balancing act
11 years, 7 months ago

Ahead of Bo’s trial, CPC faces a balancing act

The Hindu  

As former Politburo member Bo Xilai prepares to stand trial on Thursday, the Communist Party of China is facing a delicate balancing act between sending a strong message on tackling graft and maintaining political unity. While Jiang’s trial was televised and elicited wide public interest across the country, the CPC has, by contrast, treated Mr. Bo’s case with far less …

Bo to plead guilty, but maybe not to all charges: sources
11 years, 8 months ago

Bo to plead guilty, but maybe not to all charges: sources

Live Mint  

Beijing: Disgraced Chinese leader Bo Xilai has agreed to plead guilty at a trial likely to be held within weeks, three sources said, in an apparent bid to earn a more lenient sentence and allow authorities to close the door on the country’s biggest political scandal in decades. In China, defendants are presumed guilty until proven innocent and those who …

Way cleared for Bo Xilai’s trial
11 years, 8 months ago

Way cleared for Bo Xilai’s trial

The Hindu  

The former Communist Party of China Politburo member Bo Xilai was on Thursday formally charged with bribery and abuse of power, paving the way for the once influential “princeling” to stand trial soon. Mr. Bo will be the highest-ranked CPC official to stand trial since the former Politburo member and Shanghai Party Chief Chen Liangyu, who, in April 2008, was …

Bo Xilai, Disgraced Chinese Official, Is Indicted
11 years, 8 months ago

Bo Xilai, Disgraced Chinese Official, Is Indicted

NPR  

Bo Xilai, Disgraced Chinese Official, Is Indicted From 'Morning Edition': NPR's Anthony Kuhn speaks with Renee Montagne about the case against Bo Xilai Listen Bo Xilai, a rising star among China's political elite until his career collapsed in early 2012 after his wife was connected to the murder of a British businessman, was charged Thursday "with taking bribes, embezzlement and …

Bo Xilai corruption trial to be held this August in China
11 years, 8 months ago

Bo Xilai corruption trial to be held this August in China

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Hong Kong's South China Morning Post, citing unidentified sources, …

Bo Xilai handed over to courts, China says
12 years, 2 months ago

Bo Xilai handed over to courts, China says

The Hindu  

The case of purged former Polit Bureau member Bo Xilai has been handed over to judicial authorities, Chinese officials said on Wednesday, in an indication that the once powerful Communist Party “princeling” may soon stand trial. With the CPC completing its >once-in-a-decade leadership change at its November Party Congress, the case against Mr. Bo was put on the back-burner: the …

Chinese communist party endorses Bo Xilai expulsion
12 years, 4 months ago

Chinese communist party endorses Bo Xilai expulsion

The Hindu  

The Communist Party of China's Central Committee on Sunday endorsed a decision made by the Polit Bureau in September to expel the disgraced former Chongqing party secretary Bo Xilai, paving the way for his criminal prosecution on charges of corruption and abuse of power. The 18th Party Congress will appoint a new Central Committee, which will subsequently choose the party's …

China launches probe into Bo Xilai’s alleged offences
12 years, 5 months ago

China launches probe into Bo Xilai’s alleged offences

The Hindu  

China on Saturday launched a criminal investigation into disgraced Communist Party leader Bo Xilai’s alleged offences, a day after he was stripped of his legal immunity and expelled from the country’s Parliament. “The Supreme People’s Procuratorate has decided to put Bo Xilai under investigation for alleged criminal offences as well as impose coercive measures on him in accordance with the …

China sets stage for Bo trial through expulsion
12 years, 5 months ago

China sets stage for Bo trial through expulsion

The Hindu  

China on Friday announced the expulsion of disgraced Politburo member Bo Xilai from the National People’s Congress or Parliament, stripping the once powerful leader of immunity from criminal prosecution and paving the way for his trial. Mr. Bo was, last month, expelled from the Communist Party, accused of covering up his wife’s role in the murder of a British business …

A warning for the corrupt: China
12 years, 5 months ago

A warning for the corrupt: China

The Hindu  

China’s top anti-corruption official said on Monday that the purge of former Politburo member Bo Xilai was a warning to corrupt officials that they would be “relentlessly pursued” irrespective of their influence. Underscoring the scale of the government’s corruption problem ahead of its leadership transition, He Guoqiang, who heads the Communist Party of China’s powerful Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, …

Jail for ex-police chief in Bo Xilai scandal
12 years, 6 months ago

Jail for ex-police chief in Bo Xilai scandal

The Hindu  

The former police chief in Chongqing who triggered a major political scandal that led to the sacking of Polit Bureau member Bo Xilai was on Monday sentenced to 15 years in prison. Wang Lijun, who served as Mr. Bo’s right-hand man, was charged with “bending the law for selfish ends”, defection, abuse of power and bribe-taking, according to a verdict …

Former police chief jailed over China scandal
12 years, 6 months ago

Former police chief jailed over China scandal

Al Jazeera  

Former head of force in Chongqing given 15 years in jail for role in case involving controversial politician Bo Xilai. A Chinese court has jailed former police chief Wang Lijun for 15 years in a scandal involving one of the country’s most ambitious politicians and the murder of a British businessman. The court in Chengdu in southwest China said Wang …

China looks to close chapter on scandal
12 years, 6 months ago

China looks to close chapter on scandal

The Hindu  

The former police chief in the southwestern municipality of Chongqing who triggered China’s biggest political scandal in decades stood trial on Tuesday and did not contest charges of defection and bribery, court officials said. Mr. Wang, analysts said, is expected to be given a similar – possibly even lighter – sentence when a verdict is announced in coming days. As …

Wang Lijun: Chinese cop at the heart of Bo Xilai scandal
12 years, 6 months ago

Wang Lijun: Chinese cop at the heart of Bo Xilai scandal

CNN  

Story highlights Police chief Wang Lijun sought refuge at U.S. consulate in February Move triggered China's biggest political scandal in decades Worked with disgraced politician Bo Xilai in Chinese city of Chongqing He has been charged with abuse of power and defection Hong Kong CNN — The trigger of China’s biggest political scandal in a generation, Wang Lijun was once …

China holds secret trial of Bo Xilai's aide
12 years, 6 months ago

China holds secret trial of Bo Xilai's aide

Firstpost  

China on Monday secretly held the trial of a top police official who had sneaked into US Consulate seeking refuge and sparking off the country’s biggest political scandal ahead of much awaited political transition. Beijing: China on Monday secretly held the trial of a top police official who had sneaked into US Consulate seeking refuge and sparking off the country’s …

Police chief in Bo Xilai scandal charged with defection
12 years, 6 months ago

Police chief in Bo Xilai scandal charged with defection

The Hindu  

The police chief who triggered a political scandal that led to the purge of Communist Party of China Politburo member Bo Xilai has been charged with abuse of power, bribe-taking and defection, state media reported on Wednesday. Wang Lijun, who was the police chief in the municipality of Chongqing and once Mr. Bo’s right-hand man, fled to a United States …

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