` ` I ' m actually a little bit surprised , '' an analyst says . Court found Bo Xilai guilty of bribe - taking , corruption and abuse of power . The one - time rising star of the Communist Party sentenced to life in prison . A court found his wife guilty last year of murdering British businessman Neil Heywood .
`` I 'm actually a little bit surprised , '' an analyst says . Court find Bo Xilai guilty of bribe-taking , embezzlement and abuse of power . The one-time rising star of the Communist Party sentenced to life in prison . A court found his wife guilty last year of murdering British businessman Neil Heywood .