Bo Xilai Wife Gets Suspended Death Sentence, Lawyer Says
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The suspended death sentence handed to Gu Kailai signals that the Communist Party wants to satisfy competing groups as it moves to determine the fate of her husband, deposed political leader Bo Xilai.
A court in the Chinese city of Hefei gave Gu the death penalty with a two-year reprieve yesterday for the murder of British businessmen Neil Heywood, a punishment that is commonly reduced to life imprisonment in China. Bo’s name wasn’t mentioned in state media reports about the trial or verdict.