Bo Xilai awaiting verdict on charges of corruption , embezzlement , abuse of power . The trial 'veered off script ' with Bo 's bold defense , according to many observers . Bo said his wife was bitter after she found out about an extramarital affair . Gu is currently serving a suspended death sentence for murdering British businessman Neil Heywood by drugging him and pouring rat poison down his throat in a hotel room in November 2011 . He also claimed that he had been framed by the powerful and corrupt Communist Party for a murder scandal in which he is accused of ordering police officers to kill a British businessman who owed him money.
Bo Xilai awaiting verdict on charges of corruption , embezzlement , abuse of power . The trial 'veered off script ' with Bo 's bold defense , according to many observers . Bo said his wife was bitter after she found out about an extramarital affair . He also claimed that he had been framed by the powerful and corrupt Communist Party for a murder scandal in which he is accused of ordering police officers to kill a British businessman who owed him money.