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China says Bo's wife indicted for homicide: Xinhua
Jul 26th, 2012
BEIJING (Reuters) - China has indicted Gu Kailai, the wife of deposed Communist Party politician Bo Xilai, for intentional homicide, in the latest development in a political scandal that has shaken the Party's once-in-a-decade succession. Gu and family employee Zhang Xiaojun will be prosecuted for allegedly poisoning British businessman Neil Heywood over "conflict of economic interests" between the Heywood and Gu, the official Xinhua news agency said citing authorities. "The facts of the two defendants' crime are clear, and the evidence is irrefutable and substantial. ... (Source: Reuters) -
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