Chinese court upholds life sentence for Bo Xilai

Bo submitted an appeal after the verdict was handed down. The Shandong Higher People's Court formed a collegial panel for the second trial.


The collegial panel reviewed all the case files and video footage of the first trial, examined Bo's appeal documents and defence lawyers' opinions.

The panel interrogated Bo several times and heard opinions of his lawyers, verified all evidence, comprehensively examined the facts confirmed during the first trial and legal applications to fully safeguard the litigation rights of Bo and the defence lawyers.

Shandong Higher People's Court gave its decision after review by the collegial panel and deliberation of a judgment committee.