Bo Xilai Disputes His Guilt as Court Microblogs His Trial
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Former Chinese Politburo member Bo Xilai denied guilt in his bribery and abuse-of-power trial, sparring with the judge in a hearing that broke with precedent as court officials released live updates on the Internet.
On the first day of his trial yesterday, Bo rejected charges that he took bribes worth more than 21 million yuan ($3.4 million) and dismissed his wife’s testimony that he kept a safe stocked with cash for her and their son to spend in the U.K. Responding to one witness’s testimony, Bo said he’d just seen “the ugly performance of someone who had sold his soul.”