Politicien goes for trail in china.

Bo Xilai: Disgraced
politician goes on trial
in China
22 August 2013 Last updated at
07:51
Bo Xilai, the disgraced Chinese
politician once tipped for the
highest office, has gone on trial on
charges of bribery, corruption and
abuse of power.
The former Chongqing Communist
Party leader is accused of accepting
money from two businessmen, the
court said. He has so far denied
one charge.
The abuse of power charge relates
to his wife's role in the murder of a
British businessman, the court said.
Mr Bo's trial is China's most
politically-charged in decades.
Two years ago the 64-year-old high-
flier was seen as a candidate for
promotion to the Politburo Standing
Committee, China's seven-member
top decision-making body.
But in February 2012, as China
prepared for its once-in-a-decade
leadership handover, questions
emerged over the death of the
British businessman, Neil Heywood.
Mr Bo's wife, Gu Kailai, has since
been convicted of Mr Heywood's
murder. Mr Bo faces multiple
charges and is widely expected to
be found guilty.
His downfall was seen as the
biggest political shake-up to hit
China's ruling elite in decades.
'Fairly and justly'
The trial - which started at 08:30
(00:30 GMT) - is taking place at the
Intermediate People's Court in
Jinan, which is in Shandong
province. The court is providing an
account of proceedings on its
official microblog .
"I hope the judge will try this case
fairly and justly according to the
law of the country," Mr Bo
reportedly said.
Five of Mr Bo's relatives are said to
be in court, along with 19
journalists and 84 other people.
Foreign journalists have not been
allowed in.
According to the indictment posted
by the court, Mr Bo is accused of
receiving bribes totalling 21.8m
yuan ($3.56m; £2.28m) from two
Dalian-based businessmen.
The court microblog quoted Mr Bo
as saying about one of the cases:
"That Tang Xiaolin gave me three
bribes - that did not happen. He
asked me to help him sort out
something, and these were all done
according to procedure."
Mr Bo said he had admitted this
"against his will" under
questioning, adding: "What I meant
was that I was willing to take the
legal responsibility but I had no
idea of all these details back then."
The abuse of power charge is
connected to his wife's role in Mr
Heywood's murder and his
treatment of Wang Lijun, his now-
jailed former police chief whose
flight to the US consulate brought
the case out into the open, the
court indictment said.
Bo Xilai - once seen as a top leader