China’s Gu Kailai Gets Suspended Death Sentence For Murder Of British Businessman

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Reuters reports:

China sentenced the wife of fallen Politburo member Bo Xilai to death on Monday but suspended her execution, setting the stage for a possible final purge of Bo himself in a scandal that has shaken Beijing ahead of a leadership transition.

 

The sentence means Gu Kailai is likely to face life in jail for murdering British businessman Neil Heywood last year.

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