British Embassy welcomes Bogu Kailai's trial
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The Hefei Municipal Intermediate People's Court Monday sentenced Bogu Kailai to death with a two-year reprieve and Zhang Xiaojun, an accessary in the case, to nine years in prison for the murder of British citizen Neil Heywood.
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Bogu Kailai stands trial on Aug. 9, in east China's Anhui Province. She is accused of poisoning British businessman Neil Heywood in Chongqing last year. |
The British Embassy in Beijing issued a statement regarding the verdict.
Commenting on the verdict, an Embassy Spokesperson said "We welcome the fact that the Chinese authorities have investigated the death of Neil Heywood, and tried those they identified as responsible."
"We consistently made clear to the Chinese authorities that we wanted to see the trials in this case conform to international human rights standards and for the death penalty not to be applied," the spokesperson continued.
"Our thoughts are with Mr Heywood's family during this distressing time. Consular officials have attended the trial to fulfil our consular responsibilities to the family and our focus remains on offering them all the support we can."
The defendant Bogu Kailai and her son were involved in financial disputes with the victim Neil Heywood. Bogu Kailai and Zhang Xiaojun poisoned him to death on the night of November 13th, 2011.
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