China leaders fear Bo comeback if sentence is not harsh-sources


  • World
  • Wednesday, 28 Aug 2013

Ousted senior Chinese politician Bo Xilai attends the fifth day of his trial at the Jinan Intermediate People's Court in Jinan, Shandong province August 26, 2013 in this still image taken from China Central Television (CCTV) footage. REUTERS/China Central Television (CCTV) via Reuters TV

BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Senior figures in China's ruling Communist Party fear ousted politician Bo Xilai could stage a political comeback one day if he is not dealt a harsh sentence in his trial for corruption, embezzlement and abuse of power, according to sources.

Bo was a rising star who analysts say was seen as a potential rival to President Xi Jinping for leadership of the Party and country before his career was spectacularly derailed by a lurid murder scandal involving his wife.

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