(Reuters) – Fallen politician Bo Xilai put up a feisty defence on Thursday as he faced China’s most political trial in decades, saying he was framed in bribery charges against him and had admitted to them under psychological pressure during interrogation.
The 64-year-old former Communist Party chief of the southwestern city of Chongqing has been charged with illegally taking almost 27 million yuan (2.82 million pounds), corruption and abuse of power and will almost certainly be found guilty.
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John Ruwitch, Reuters via CHINA US Focus http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChinaUsFocus/~3/1tymKR31MkE/
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