` ` 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 . Analysis : 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 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 .