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China's Bo Xilai 'expelled from party to face charges' China's Bo Xilai expelled and accused of corruption
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Top Chinese politician Bo Xilai is to be expelled from the Communist Party and will face prosecution, state media have said. Top Chinese politician Bo Xilai has been expelled from the Communist Party and will face justice, state media have said.
Mr Bo was the former Communist Party leader in the city of Chongqing. Mr Bo, the ex-Communist Party leader in the city of Chongqing, is accused of abuse of power and corruption.
His wife, Gu Kailai, was convicted in August of killing UK national Neil Heywood and given a suspended death sentence. His wife, Gu Kailai, was given a suspended death sentence in August for killing UK national Neil Heywood.
Mr Bo has not been seen in public since the scandal erupted and was said to be under investigation. Mr Bo has not been seen in public since shortly after the scandal erupted and was said to be under investigation.
Mr Bo was suspended from his party posts in April. He was suspended from his party posts in April.
The state media, Xinhua, said Mr Bo would face charges relating to alleged corruption, abuse of power, bribetaking and improper relations with women, Associated Press reported. 'Grave repercussions'
In addition to the sentence passed on Gu Kailai, former police chief Wang Lijun has been sentenced to 15 years in jail for ''bending the law, defection, abuse of power and bribetaking". The state news agency, Xinhua, said Mr Bo stood accused of corruption, abuse of power, bribe-taking and improper relations with women.
Xinhua has also announced the party congress that will herald a once-in-a-decade change of China's leadership will begin on 8 November. A statement carried by Xinhua said Mr Bo "committed serious errors and bears a major responsibility".
It added: "Bo Xilai's actions created grave repercussions, and massively damaged the reputation of the party and the state."
Xinhua said the violations included Mr Bo's time as an official in Dalian and Liaoning provinces, and as minister of commerce.
Xinhua said Mr Bo has been expelled from the party and the elite decision-making Politburo and Central Committee "in view of his errors and culpability in the Wang Lijun incident and the intentional homicide case involving [Gu Kailai]".
Wang Lijun was Chongqing's former police chief who was sentenced to 15 years in jail for ''bending the law, defection, abuse of power and bribetaking" in the Neil Heywood case.
Xinhua also announced that the party congress, which will herald a once-in-a-decade change of China's leadership, will begin on 8 November.
The Bo Xilai scandal has been China's biggest in decades and has overshadowed the run-up to the congress, which is expected to see Xi Jinping replace Hu Jintao as president.