China’s disgraced former Communist Party leader Bo Xilai on Monday appealed against his life sentence conviction on three counts, including corruption.The move came a day after a court in eastern China sentenced Bo to life in prison for bribe-taking, embezzlement and abuse of power.
Besides the life sentence, he was stripped of political rights and his assets were seized. He received the life sentence for bribe-taking, 15 years for embezzlement and seven years for abuse of power. Bo, 64, has appealed his verdict and sentencing, a source with direct knowledge of the case was quoted as saying by the CNN.