Bo expelled from the NPC, put under criminal probe
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October 27, 2012, Saturday
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AUTHORITIES yesterday launched a criminal probe into Bo Xilai, former Party chief of southwestern Chongqing City.
Lawmakers yesterday formally expelled Bo from China's top legislature in a bid to strip him of his last official post, clearing the way for criminal proceedings against him.
On September 28, the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee decided at a meeting to deprive Bo of the CPC membership and kick him out of public service for severe disciplinary violations.
Bo was accused of offenses dating back two decades that range from taking bribes and abusing his power to having improper relationships with an unspecified number of women.
His expulsion from the National People's Congress, China's top legislature, removes his immunity from prosecution for a criminal case against him involving accusations of corruption and other wrongdoing, including interfering in the investigation into the murder of a British businessman by his wife.
Bo's wife Bogu Kailai and a household aide were convicted in the murder of Neil Heywood in August. She was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve.
Investigations have found that Bo seriously violated CPC disciplines while managing Dalian City in Liaoning Province and the Ministry of Commerce, as well as serving as the Party's Political Bureau member as well as the Party chief of the southwest city of Chongqing.
Bo had abused his power, made severe mistakes and borne major responsibility in an incident that former Chongqing police chief and Vice Mayor Wang Lijun entered, without permission, the US Consulate General in Chengdu, investigators said.
Bo was also accused of taking advantage of his position to seek profits for others and received huge bribes personally or through his family. His position was utilized by his wife to seek profits for others, and the Bo family accepted a huge amount of money and property from others, authorities said.
He was also found to have violated organizational and personnel disciplines and made erroneous decisions in certain promotion cases, resulting in serious consequences.
Bo's downfall started when Wang fled to the US Consulate in Chengdu, where he revealed to diplomats details of Heywood's death, which previously was called accidental.
A month later, Bo was sacked as Chongqing's Party secretary and suspended from the 25-member Political Bureau.
Wang was sentenced on September 24 to 15 years in prison on charges of abusing power, attempt to defect to the US, and taking bribes.
Lawmakers yesterday formally expelled Bo from China's top legislature in a bid to strip him of his last official post, clearing the way for criminal proceedings against him.
On September 28, the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee decided at a meeting to deprive Bo of the CPC membership and kick him out of public service for severe disciplinary violations.
Bo was accused of offenses dating back two decades that range from taking bribes and abusing his power to having improper relationships with an unspecified number of women.
His expulsion from the National People's Congress, China's top legislature, removes his immunity from prosecution for a criminal case against him involving accusations of corruption and other wrongdoing, including interfering in the investigation into the murder of a British businessman by his wife.
Bo's wife Bogu Kailai and a household aide were convicted in the murder of Neil Heywood in August. She was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve.
Investigations have found that Bo seriously violated CPC disciplines while managing Dalian City in Liaoning Province and the Ministry of Commerce, as well as serving as the Party's Political Bureau member as well as the Party chief of the southwest city of Chongqing.
Bo had abused his power, made severe mistakes and borne major responsibility in an incident that former Chongqing police chief and Vice Mayor Wang Lijun entered, without permission, the US Consulate General in Chengdu, investigators said.
Bo was also accused of taking advantage of his position to seek profits for others and received huge bribes personally or through his family. His position was utilized by his wife to seek profits for others, and the Bo family accepted a huge amount of money and property from others, authorities said.
He was also found to have violated organizational and personnel disciplines and made erroneous decisions in certain promotion cases, resulting in serious consequences.
Bo's downfall started when Wang fled to the US Consulate in Chengdu, where he revealed to diplomats details of Heywood's death, which previously was called accidental.
A month later, Bo was sacked as Chongqing's Party secretary and suspended from the 25-member Political Bureau.
Wang was sentenced on September 24 to 15 years in prison on charges of abusing power, attempt to defect to the US, and taking bribes.
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