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August 23rd, 2013 
Peter Nolan
On Thursday, when his trial began, he questioned his wife’s credibility and
mental health, who was convicted of murder in August 2012 and has not been
publicly seen since.
Bo, a former Communist Party boss of the megacity of Chongqing, has launched
an unexpectedly spirited defence in the trial, which is widely believed to
have a conviction as its predetermined outcome.
The trial was delving further into the bribery allegations on Friday before
moving on to charges of embezzlement of government funds and abuse of
office.
The Communist Party hopes the trial will show that it’s serious about cracking
down on widespread corruption in a transparent way despite what is widely
believed to be a predetermined conclusion of guilt.
Its openness in releasing transcripts of the proceedings underscores its
confidence it can weather any damage to its reputation from a case that
exposed the illicit machinations of an elite family in China’s communist
establishment.
Source: APTN
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