Concluding a trial that has riveted China, Bo Xilai, the former elite Communist Party official, attacked elements of the prosecution’s case on Monday and said his former top deputy and his wife, both of whom provided evidence against him, had a passionate relationship. Mr. Bo said the charges of bribery, embezzlement and abuse of power against him were deeply flawed because they depended on evidence from his wife, Gu Kailai, and his former top deputy, Wang Lijun, who he asserted were themselves involved with the abuses Mr. Bo was accused of committing — and with each other. Mr. Wang and Ms. Gu “were stuck together as if by glue,” he said in his closing comments. (Read more: Trial of the…
Dollop of romance is added to intrigue at former chinese politician’s trial
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