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| Bo Xilai: Chinese ex-politician to appeal against life term | |
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| China's disgraced former politician Bo Xilai is appealing against his sentence, reports say. | China's disgraced former politician Bo Xilai is appealing against his sentence, reports say. |
| The former party chief of Chongqing was sentenced to life imprisonment on Sunday. He was found guilty of bribery, embezzlement and abuse of power. | The former party chief of Chongqing was sentenced to life imprisonment on Sunday. He was found guilty of bribery, embezzlement and abuse of power. |
| The popular politician was removed from office last year amid a scandal which saw his wife convicted for the murder of British businessman Neil Heywood. | The popular politician was removed from office last year amid a scandal which saw his wife convicted for the murder of British businessman Neil Heywood. |
| He denied all charges in a vigorous defence at his trial. | He denied all charges in a vigorous defence at his trial. |
| The downfall of Bo - who had been seen as a candidate for promotion to the Politburo Standing Committee, China's top decision-making body - was the biggest political shake-up to hit China's ruling elite in decades. | The downfall of Bo - who had been seen as a candidate for promotion to the Politburo Standing Committee, China's top decision-making body - was the biggest political shake-up to hit China's ruling elite in decades. |
| "He informed the court yesterday of his request for an appeal following the verdict," AFP news agency quoted a lawyer with "direct knowledge" of the case as saying. | "He informed the court yesterday of his request for an appeal following the verdict," AFP news agency quoted a lawyer with "direct knowledge" of the case as saying. |
| Another unnamed source quoted by the news agency said Bo would appeal against the "entire verdict". | |
| Earlier, the ruling Communist Party said the life sentence given to Bo showed that no one was above the law. | |
| "The resolute punishment of Bo Xilai according to law has fully shown that there are no exceptions in the face of party discipline and state laws," a commentary in the party-run People's Daily said. | |
| Many analysts say the case was simply a legal way of getting rid of one of China's most popular politicians. | |
| Bo is reported to have erupted in anger as he was sentenced. | |
| He was expected to lodge an appeal but correspondents say few think it will be successful. |