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(Reuters) - A woman at the centre of China's biggest political scandal in tw
o decades, wife of deposed political leader Bo Xilai, had once dressed as a
military commander last year in a bizarre episode that shines new light on t
he collapse of Bo's inner circle.
Bo, ambitious former leader of China's biggest municipality Chongqing, was s
acked in March after police began investigating his wife, Gu Kailai, on susp
icion of murdering a former family friend, British businessman Neil Heywood,
in a row over money.
News of Bo's removal and the murder allegation against his wife, who is a la
wyer and businesswoman, emerged only a month ago, but new details uncovered
by Reuters show the house of Bo was already in chaotic decline at the time o
f Heywood's death.
The new details, provided by sources with knowledge of the police case again
st Gu, include that she is alleged to have poisoned Heywood after the Briton
demanded a 10 percent cut for his role in organizing a large, illicit money
transfer for her.
A few days after Heywood was killed in Chongqing, southwest China in Novembe
r, Gu strode into a meeting of police officials wearing a military uniform a
nd gave a rambling speech in which she told the startled officials that she
was on a mission to protect the city's police chief, Wang Lijun, the source
said.
"First she said that she was under secret orders from the Ministry of Public
Security to effectively protect Comrade Wang Lijun's personal safety in Cho
ngqing," said the source, adding that she wore a green People's Liberation A
rmy (PLA) uniform with a major-general's insignia and bristling with decorat
ions.
"It was a mess," he said of Gu's speech, which circulated among some police
and officials. "I reached the conclusion that she would be trouble."
It was not clear to those present why Gu, who had never served in the milita
ry, had put on a PLA uniform or what she was trying to convey with her vow t
o protect Wang, the source said. The incident, on or about November 20, left
the officials even more bewildered about her mental state, he added.
At that time, Heywood's family had been told that there were no suspicious c
ircumstances and that he had died of a heart attack brought on by excessive
alcohol consumption.
Only later did Wang begin probing Heywood's death, treating it as a poisonin
g and identifying Gu as chief suspect. He revealed his suspicions to Bo at a
n explosive meeting in January, sources said. The police chief then fled to
a U.S. consulate in February, hiding inside for more than 24 hours before le
aving into the custody of central government officials.
Wang had been the spearhead of Bo's anti-corruption drive in Chongqing, a pl
ank in the politician's barely concealed campaign to enter the topmost ranks
of the ruling Communist Party.
HEYWOOD 'DEMANDED 10 PCT'
Gu's appearance in PLA uniform was part of a cascade of extraordinary events
that have led to China's worst leadership crisis since the 1989 Tiananmen S
quare crackdown, months before the party anoints a new generation of top lea
ders.
There had been rumors circulating in elite circles that Gu had been assigned
a military rank, but officials dismissed them as an attempt to brandish her
authority and background.
Her uniform was of the same rank as her father's, a PLA leader who fought th
e Japanese occupation in the 1930s and 1940s, and might have been given to h
er out of "respect for her father", said a second source with knowledge of t
he incident.
Even if Gu was somehow entitled to the uniform, which the sources doubted, t
he civilian setting in which she showed her apparent military rank made her
performance disturbing and politically troublesome, they said.
"That was clearly a violation of disciplinary rules, a serious one," said th
e first source with ties to Bo and his family, referring to talk among offic
ials that Gu had assumed a military title. "Even her background gives her no
right to do anything like that."
Gu and the family's 32-year-old aide, Zhang Xiaojun, have been named as the
main suspects in the murder of Heywood, whose body was found in a Chongqing
hotel room on November 15. Chinese authorities say he was poisoned.
Bo, who was suspended from the elite Politburo last month, could later face
a police investigation as well.
Neither Bo nor Gu has been allowed to answer the accusations in public. Heyw
ood's family has also declined to comment.
Chinese government ministries have not responded to written questions about
the case against Gu.
A source citing details from Wang's testimony to investigators said Gu becam
e angry and increasingly distrustful with Heywood after he demanded "at leas
t 10 percent" to move a large sum abroad for her.
Sources had previously said Heywood demanded an unspecified proportion of th
e deal that Gu considered too large.
"It was a large amount, probably from a dirty deal, and Heywood was also ner
vous about handling it," said the source. He said he did not know the size o
f the offshore transaction.
It remains unclear how Heywood might have helped Gu shift money offshore. Ch
inese citizens are only allowed to transfer $50,000 out of the country each
year.
BO'S MISGIVINGS
Long before Gu's alleged falling out with Heywood, Bo voiced misgivings abou
t her involvement in business, according to another British businessman who
had dealt with Gu and Heywood.
"He hated what she was doing," said Giles Hall who dined with Heywood and th
e Bo family on a visit to China a decade ago, recalling a heated conversatio
n overheard between Bo and Gu.
"There was an agitated conversation going on. There were a few threats being
made. We were a bit nervous. We were in this restaurant. We said (to the in
terpreter) 'What's the problem?' and the interpreter said 'Her husband does
not like her business dealings'. So he wasn't happy with it."
Hall, who was trying to tempt Bo to set up a tourism venture involving a hot
air balloon, said Gu showed a ruthless streak.
"You couldn't cut her up (cross her) that was for certain. She said to me 'Y
ou cross me - never come to China, you'll never get out of jail'. There was
no mucking about."
(Additional reporting by William Maclean in LONDON; Editing by Bill Tarrant
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: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/05/01/us-china-politics-gu-
: 20120501
: (Reuters) - A woman at the centre of China's biggest political scandal in tw
: o decades, wife of deposed political leader Bo Xilai, had once dressed as a
: military commander last year in a bizarre episode that shines new light on t
: he collapse of Bo's inner circle.
: Bo, ambitious former leader of China's biggest municipality Chongqing, was s
: acked in March after police began investigating his wife, Gu Kailai, on susp
: icion of murdering a former family friend, British businessman Neil Heywood,
: in a row over money.
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