China awaits verdict in Gu Kailai murder trial
- Published: 12 Aug 2012 at 23.48
- Online news: Asia
China appears to be preparing the public for sparing from execution the wife of politician Bo Xilai who is accused of murdering a British man, a legal expert said Sunday, as a verdict is awaited in the politically-charged case.
A policeman stands guard near a cordon outside the Intermediate People's Court in Hefei, Anhui province. China appears to be preparing the public for sparing from execution the wife of politician Bo Xilai who is accused of murdering a British man, a legal expert said, as a verdict is awaited in the politically-charged case.
Bo's wife Gu Kailai and an accomplice were tried on Thursday for poisoning Neil Heywood, allegedly after her son fell out with the businessman in a dispute over a land project.
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