The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China has decided to suspend Comrade Bo Xilai's membership of the CPC Central Committee Political Bureau and the CPC Central Committee, in line with the CPC Constitution and the rules on investigation of CPC discipline inspection departments, Xinhua reported. The decision is due to Bo's suspected serious violations of discipline, and the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of the CPC will file the case for investigation.

(Xinhua April 11, 2012)