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Tagged Bo Xilai
Bo Xilai has met with misfortune. A little regretful that I shouldn't sing the "Getting An Erection" song.





Exactly, if not it is not impartial and of great harm to society. RT //fightcensorship: //zaladdaze We don't insist death penalty, just want to know everything which under table deal between.





RT @fightcensorship: I mean Chinese government plays a game that shows own people that UK is witness, and they didn't say anything.





degenerate //sunrrrr: The British statement starts off in line with The People's Daily, the globalization of playing jokes on the public RT //aiww I oppose the death penalty, and in the same way I despise Britian for trampling on the courts and playing jokes on the public. RT //zaladdaze: What's your point - to be fair the death penalty should be applied to Gu? //delavegaprophet





I oppose the death penalty, and in the same way I despise Britian for trampling on the courts and playing jokes on the public. RT //zaladdaze: What's your point - to be fair the death penalty should be applied to Gu? //delavegaprophet





La, la, la RT //sanjuhexie: They don't want human rights, but fight for sovereignty. Every part of their body is useful. RT //aiww While alive they get Anti-Japanized. When they die they get von Hagens. The perfect image of today's China.





The link between loving and not loving. RT //Aspirin_Zhu: What's the link between Gunther von Hagens and Häagen Dazs?





While alive they get Anti-Japanized. When they die they get von Hagens. The perfect image of today's China.





I don't have a feeling [about the outcome] RT //chenshǐ6: //aiww I am guessing it will be the death penalty~ What do Auntie think?





A succesful example case RT //universaljames: //aiww It won't get to that now will it?Will the entire fucking people cover this case up?There are so many people who care about this case! At best it will a leisure topic of conversation.





How was this brain damage forged?RT //Camelliayang: //aiww A pile of dung dung is coming out of the oven~~ I really don't get what they will do except to mutilate our compatriots.





They are using Anti-Japanese sentiments to obscure the Bo Xilai-Gu Kailai case.





Wasn't it better to stay inside RT //E33 [the hottest topic] reports say former Party secretary of Chongqing Bo Xilai has already been expelled from the Chinese Communist Party Central Committee





Bo [Xilai] being cleaned out, is not a victory for justice, and not a just achievement, rather it is clear proof of the party being above justice.





Bloodstained glory RT //knockrock: //aiww //blogtd the murder's husband was about to become secretary of the Political and Legislative Affairs Committee of the CPC, wouldn't that be [a licence] to kill whomever you want to?

血染的风采 RT @knockrock: @aiww @blogtd 杀人犯的丈夫差点成了政法委书记,那时候岂不想杀谁杀谁?

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On April 10th Bo Xilai’s wife was detained on suspicion of murdering English businessman Neil Heywood, more information here

From Wikipedia: the Political and Legislative Affairs Committee of the Communist Party of China is the organization under the Communist Party of China Central Committee responsible for political and legal affairs. In practice the organization oversees all legal enforcement authorities, including the police force, making it a very powerful organ.