BEIJING ¨C Former Politburo member Bo Xilai went on trial Thursday for bribery and embezzlement with China¡¯s judiciary as much in the spotlight as the man at the center of the country¡¯s most politically charged case in 30 years.
The proceedings began after 8:30 a.m., Xinhua News Agency reported. Bo¡¯s supporters gathered under a heavy security to wave banners and portraits of Chairman Mao Zedong, while police herded journalists into a cordoned-off area across from the court building.
¡°Bo Xilai goes along with the real socialist road,¡± said a 42-year-old protester who identified himself as Shao. ¡°He did everything for the common people, not for the very few rich people.¡±
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