I hope Bo Xilai has a peaceful life, says first wife Li Danyu
Commenting for the first time since Bo’s trial last month, Li Danyu said she wished her ex-husband a “peaceful life in his later years”, according to friends of the family who met her recently.
The former wife of Bo Xilai has made peace with the disgraced politician but is still at odds with his second wife, Gu Kailai.
Commenting for the first time since Bo’s trial last month, Li Danyu said she wished her ex-husband a “peaceful life in his later years”, according to friends of the family who met her recently.
Li made her comments before Bo’s appeal against his life sentence for charges of bribery, embezzlement and abuse of power was rejected yesterday, the sources said. None of Bo’s family members have made their thoughts public since the court in Jinan province handed down its sentence on September 22.
“He [Bo] looked gaunt and tired in the footage shown on television,” the sources quoted Li as saying.
Li adopted a more resigned attitude about the verdict and Bo’s court performance during the sensational five-day trial, saying she believed “what’s been done is done”.
Bo, 64, was seen as a candidate for top office before his spectacular downfall.