Bo Xilai case: Police chief Wang Lijun gets 15 years, avoids death penalty

Written By Unknown on Monday, 24 September 2012 | 05:50

The comparatively light judgment for a former military chief, whose revisit to a US consulate in Feb triggered a rain of one of China's top domestic leaders, was handed down on Monday.

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Peter Ford, Staff writer /
September 24, 2012

In this video picture taken from CCTV, Wang Lijun speaks during his hearing during a Chengdu Intermediate People’s Court in Chengdu, southwest China’s Sichuan province, Monday, Sept. 24, 2012.

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The former military arch whose attempted desertion to a United States uncorked China's biggest domestic liaison in decades was condemned Monday to 15 years in jail.

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