China sacks Bo Xilai, detains wife on murder charges - Hindustan Times
China sacks Bo Xilai, detains wife on murder charges
Sutirtho Patranobis, Hindustan Times
Beijing, April 10, 2012
The biggest political scandal to rock the secretive Communist Party of China (CPC) in years took another twist late on Tuesday night when top CPC leader Bo Xilai was stripped of his membership of the powerful politburo of the Central Committee.
It was a double-blow for Bo: his wife Bogu Kailai was named and detained as a suspect in the murder of British businessman Neil Heywood. Heywood was found dead in a Chongqing hotel room in November. In March, Bo was suspended as the party chief of Chongqing, a city in southwest China.