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27-08-2013, 04:20 AM
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Bo claims to wear 50-year-old underwear at trial
http://news.asiaone.com/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/original_images/Aug2013/20130822_xilai2_reuters.jpg?itok=6LNBV4ux Disgraced Chinese politician Bo Xilai speaks during a court hearing in Jinan, Shandong province August 22, 2013 in this still image taken from video.
Monday, Aug 26, 2013
JINAN - Fallen Chinese politician Bo Xilai attempted to counter accounts of his family's luxury lifestyle Monday by telling his corruption trial his underwear was five decades old.
Prosecutors at the hearings in Jinan have provided riveting details of private jet flights, French Riviera villas and rare animal meats enjoyed by Bo and his family, courtesy of wealthy businessmen.
But the former boss of the southwestern megacity of Chongqing - who always appeared well-dressed in his heyday - hit back, telling the court he was a simple man.
"I am personally not interested in clothing. The long johns I am wearing now were bought for me by my mother in the 1960s," Bo said.
"I'm telling you all that the jacket I'm wearing, and the suits in my wardrobe, were all produced by a township enterprise in Xinjin county in Dalian."
The comments appeared in regular but delayed transcripts of the proceedings posted by the Intermediate People's Court in Jinan on its verified account on Sina Weibo, a Chinese equivalent of Twitter.
Bo has claimed ignorance of the dealings of his wife Gu Kailai and son Bo Guagua as a string of allegations were made about his family's opulent lifestyle.
Long johns are commonly worn during China's harsh winters.
Click here to view the whole thread at www.sammyboy.com (http://www.singsupplies.com/showthread.php?161152-Corrupt-Bo-Xilai-can-be-as-frugal-as-LKY&goto=newpost).
Bo claims to wear 50-year-old underwear at trial
http://news.asiaone.com/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/original_images/Aug2013/20130822_xilai2_reuters.jpg?itok=6LNBV4ux Disgraced Chinese politician Bo Xilai speaks during a court hearing in Jinan, Shandong province August 22, 2013 in this still image taken from video.
Monday, Aug 26, 2013
JINAN - Fallen Chinese politician Bo Xilai attempted to counter accounts of his family's luxury lifestyle Monday by telling his corruption trial his underwear was five decades old.
Prosecutors at the hearings in Jinan have provided riveting details of private jet flights, French Riviera villas and rare animal meats enjoyed by Bo and his family, courtesy of wealthy businessmen.
But the former boss of the southwestern megacity of Chongqing - who always appeared well-dressed in his heyday - hit back, telling the court he was a simple man.
"I am personally not interested in clothing. The long johns I am wearing now were bought for me by my mother in the 1960s," Bo said.
"I'm telling you all that the jacket I'm wearing, and the suits in my wardrobe, were all produced by a township enterprise in Xinjin county in Dalian."
The comments appeared in regular but delayed transcripts of the proceedings posted by the Intermediate People's Court in Jinan on its verified account on Sina Weibo, a Chinese equivalent of Twitter.
Bo has claimed ignorance of the dealings of his wife Gu Kailai and son Bo Guagua as a string of allegations were made about his family's opulent lifestyle.
Long johns are commonly worn during China's harsh winters.
Click here to view the whole thread at www.sammyboy.com (http://www.singsupplies.com/showthread.php?161152-Corrupt-Bo-Xilai-can-be-as-frugal-as-LKY&goto=newpost).