Bo Xilai’s Ex-Police Chief Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison
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Former Chongqing police chief Wang Lijun, a protege of ousted Chinese Politburo member Bo Xilai, was convicted of charges related to the cover-up of a British businessman’s murder and sentenced to 15 years in prison.
Wang was convicted today of all four charges against him, bribe-taking, abuse of power, defecting, and bending the law for selfish ends, said Yang Yuquan, a spokesman for Chengdu Intermediate People’s Court where the verdict was heard. Wang covered up evidence that Bo’s wife, Gu Kailai, murdered the businessman, Neil Heywood, and blocked the investigation into the killing, Yang told reporters.