China's (Leaked) Case Against BO Xilai: Obstruction of Justice

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There is no need to read (2) to (4).

(1) Chris Buckley, Exclusive - China's Bo Backed, Then Blocked Murder Probe Against His Wife - Sources. Reuters, Apr 17, 2012.
http://uk.reuters.com/article/20 ... UKBRE83G0HO20120417
("Wang [Lijun] personally took over the case when he found several deputies had refused to sign off on the report of Heywood's death, and he reassured investigators to continue their work even after a connection to Gu was established, the source said.  'When the special case group realised what they were onto about Heywood, they were worried, but Wang Lijun told them not to worry, he would assume full responsibility for their work. He said others shouldn't be implicated,' the source added")

(2) Andrew Jacobs and Dan Levin, Son’s Parties and Privilege Aggravate Fall of Elite Chinese Family; More 'professional socializing' than studying, some say. New York Times, Apr 17, 2012 (front page).
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/1 ... e-familys-fall.html

Note: HH Asquith
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._H._Asquith
(Herbert Henry Asquith; 1852-1928; Liberal Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1908 to 1916)

(3) Sharon LaFraniere and Michael Wines, Briton in a Chinese Scandal Reportedly Brokered Overseas Money Transfers. New York Times, Apr 17, 2012.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/1 ... riton-in-china.html

Quote:

"According to one party academic with connections to the Bo family, Mr Wang wrote two letters to the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection accusing Ms Gu of transferring up to several hundred million dollars out of the country. It was not known exactly when Mr. Wang had made those complaints, but they did not mention Mr Heywood, the scholar said. The commission did not officially take up Mr. Wang’s complaints at that time, the scholar said. But he and others said the pressure of inquiries by the commission, the party’s top disciplinary body, helped touch off a high-stakes vendetta between Mr Wang and Mr Bo.

"In two phone conversations before he was dismissed as Chongqing’s party secretary in mid-March, the academic said, Mr Bo said he was confident that he could withstand an investigation over corruption and other offenses. 'If they let me continue working, I’ll continue working,' he said Mr Bo had told him. 'If not, it’s no big deal.'

(4) Michael Bristow, Is Bo Xilai victim of political dispute?  BBC, Apr 17, 2012.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-17738723

Quote:

(a) "'This is a political rather than a legal case,' said Prof Steve Tsang, director of the China Policy Institute at the UK's Nottingham University.

(b) "It [judicial system in China] is, first a[nd] foremost, a tool used by the party to pursue its policies - a fact that is openly admitted by senior officials.

"A report into China's legal system delivered at this year's annual parliamentary session in Beijing gave just one example of this viewpoint.

"It said the most important task for legal workers was to "unite around the implementation of the party and the state's policies and carry out legislative work according to major policy arrangements".

"Not much there about prosecuting a case according to the facts.

(c) "Bo Xilai was a charismatic and popular politician who many expected would be promoted at this party gathering.

"He appears to be a victim of the factional in-fighting in the lead-up to the congress.

"What he did, how he is linked to the death of Neil Heywood and why he was sacked are still unanswered questions.

"And with the party's monopoly on the truth, as Prof Tsang put it, the full story might take some time to emerge - if it ever does.