Reuters July 24, 2013 - 04:01 HONG KONG (Reuters) - Disgraced former senior Chinese leader Bo Xilai will soon face public trial on charges of bribery, embezzlement and abuse of power, a Hong Kong newspaper reported on Wednesday. Bo's wife Gu Kailai and his former police chief, Wang Lijun, have both been jailed over China's biggest political scandal in decades, which stems from the murder of British businessman Neil Heywood in November 2011. The government in September last year accused Bo of corruption and of bending the law to hush up that murder. China's prosecutors and courts come under party control and are most unlikely to challenge the party's accusations, though formal charges...
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