A former business ally of disgraced Chinese politician Bo Xilaihas died in prison of illness, months before he was due to be released, local media has reported.
The death of Xu Ming, founder of property conglomerate Dalian Shide Group, who testified against Bo’s wife Gu Kailai in 2013, is the second high-profile death in recent months of a person involved in the downfall of Bo and Gu, the biggest political scandal in China since the trial of the Gang of Four more than three decades ago.
Xu died on December 4, according to the news website of Tencent, China’s biggest social network, and Hong Kong’s Phoenix television.
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