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| Gu Kailai, the wife of the Chinese politician Bo Xilai, has agreed to be defended by two government-appointed lawyers in the murder case against her, other lawyers with knowledge of the case have said. | Gu Kailai, the wife of the Chinese politician Bo Xilai, has agreed to be defended by two government-appointed lawyers in the murder case against her, other lawyers with knowledge of the case have said. |
| Chinese authorities are now expected to quickly move ahead with the trial, which has overshadowed preparations for a once-a-decade political transition later this year after charges against Gu were announced on Thursday. | Chinese authorities are now expected to quickly move ahead with the trial, which has overshadowed preparations for a once-a-decade political transition later this year after charges against Gu were announced on Thursday. |
| Gu's lawyers are based in Anhui province, where her trial is to be held, hundreds of kilometres from Chongqing city, where Gu is alleged to have killed British businessman and family associate Neil Heywood, and where her husband was the Communist party boss until earlier this year. | Gu's lawyers are based in Anhui province, where her trial is to be held, hundreds of kilometres from Chongqing city, where Gu is alleged to have killed British businessman and family associate Neil Heywood, and where her husband was the Communist party boss until earlier this year. |
| A lawyer close to the case said Gu and her family have accepted the court appointment of Anhui lawyer Jiang Min, a director of the provincial lawyers' association, for her defence, along with a second lawyer, Zhou Yuhao of Wuhu, another Anhui city. | A lawyer close to the case said Gu and her family have accepted the court appointment of Anhui lawyer Jiang Min, a director of the provincial lawyers' association, for her defence, along with a second lawyer, Zhou Yuhao of Wuhu, another Anhui city. |
| Neither lawyer could be reached for comment on Saturday. | Neither lawyer could be reached for comment on Saturday. |
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