A Chinese court will deliver the verdict on disgraced politician Bo Xilai's case on September 22.
Xilai was charged with bribery, embezzlement and abuse of power at a trial held from August 22 to 26 at the Jinan Intermediate People's Court.
The 64-year old is former secretary of the Chongqing Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and a former member of the CPC Central Committee Political Bureau.
At the trial, prosecutors demanded a heavy sentence for Xilai, while he denied most of the charges.
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