BO XILAI TOP LEADER OF COMMUNIST PARTY OF CHINA SENTENCED TO LIFE IN PRISON

BY KALYAN KUMAR MAHATA

Bo Xilai (age 64), a member on the 25 - members of the 17th Central Politburo of the Communist Party of China (Duration : 22 October 2007 to 10 April 2012) in the General Secretary, Hu Jintao regime, was sentenced to life imprisonment on Sunday, 22 September, 2013 for bribery, embezzlement and abuse of political power. The verdict was announced by Jinan Intermediate People's Court in the city of Jinan, capital of east China's Shandong Province. In the courtroom,  116 attendant including 22 journalists and 89 other persons were present to witness the judgement. Bo Xilai damaged the interest of Chinese nationality and nation. 

Professor Li Zhaoje of Law University of Shandong Province, China said to CCTV n ews about the scenario of corruption and harsh realities in Chinese Politics regarding the trial of political official Bo Xilai.
Jinan Intermediate Court had punished the former Secretary of CPC  Chongqing Provincial  Committee of Communist Party of China (he was active head of committee from 2007 to March 2012) and Deputy Mayor of Wang Hongbu (period 2007 to 2009), Huang Qifan (period 2009 onwards till expelled) for 15 years imprisonment. Bo Xilai was ousted from chief of Communist Party of China, Chongqing state. He was deprived of his political rights for life. 

The defendant Bo Xilai could not prove himself innocence before the Chinese judiciary. The evidence found against him was enough to convict in bribery charges. He helped the Manager of Dalein Municipal Developer co. Tang Xiaolin to obtain quota licenses for car business. Bo directly accepted 1.1 million Yuan from Tang. He was also convicted in for the awareness of Bo Guagua's acceptance of money and properties worth 19.33 million.  

A professional politician in World History and International News accepted 22.44 million Yuan (3.3 million US dollar) as illegal means of monetary possession by abusing his power during the tenure of moving to high office as the head. Bo Xilai had been also given the opportunity to defend himself while he had been provided  many chances to tell the situation in the consequence reality and he got life-lines. Court spokesperson Liu Yanjie said there was no any quick responsive indication of Bo Xilai's lawyers whether he would appeal for curtail the punishment court had given verdict. The investigation of the corruption was alleged to Bo was started more than a decade ago. His spouse Gu Kailai and his friends were provided illegal opportunities, fake hospitals. The court found ill behavior - mental weakness that exploited the leader in his political career. His personal assets and belongings had been seized by the Government in accordance with court's verdict and proof of his guilt in many scams. 

Mr. Xilai had been proved guilty in the court for collaborating country's power, national assets as a civil servant. In fact, his second wife Gu Kailai also had been punished for the murder of Neil Heywood, a British businessman. Gu is suffering from psychological disorder. Due to weakened mental capacity and close cooperation with police Gu's death penalty has been suspended for 2 years. 

Bo had  served as the post of Mayor in Dalien since  February 1993 to August 2000.  He was a Governor of Liaoning (occupied in the office in the period - January 2001 to February 2004). In his political career, he had held the post of Minister of Commerce in the People's Republic of China and officiated from February 2004 to December 2007. 

Bo Xilai born on 3 July, 1949 in Beijing, Republic of China. Now he is confined to a jail at Qincheng. He studied in Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Peking University. His political effort to eradicate organized crimes and corruption in Chongqing between 2009 and 2011, was a campaign for sweeping ill - works in the country known as 'dahei' ('striking black').