The account suggested that Mr Wang had warned Mr Bo that his family was under investigation, and had subsequently fled to the United States consulate in Chengdu for fear of reprisals.
The account does not explain why Mr Wang would be in charge of an investigation into Mr Bo or his family, which would normally be handled by a more senior Communist party official from Beijing.
“The central leadership has said that Bo bears leading responsibility for the Wang Lijun incident,” said one of the former officials to Reuters, adding that the criminal investigation involved allegations against Mrs Gu.
“The case had been under investigation for some time,” said the second ex-official. “It seems Wang was using it to ensure Bo Xilai protected him, but instead Bo Xilai turned on him and Wang began to fear he would be trapped.”
“Even without the Wang Lijun incident, many people were opposed to Bo joining the Standing Committee,” said the second former official. “He was ambitious and unscrupulous, and that goes against how Chinese leaders are supposed to appear.”
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