Evidence submitted by public prosecutors in the case of the death of British businessman Neil Heywood has found then-deputy chief of the Public Security Bureau of Chongqing Municipality and friend of Bogu Kailai's family, Guo Weiguo, was designated to handle the case by Wang Lijun, then-vice mayor of Chongqing as well as the city's police chief.

Guo asked Li Yang, then-chief of the criminal section of the Public Security Bureau of Chongqing, Wang Pengfei, then-chief of the bureau's technical detection team as well as the chief of the Public Security sub-bureau of Chongqing's Yubei district, and Wang Zhi, then-executive deputy chief of the Public Security Sub-bureau of the city's Shapingba district to investigate the scene of the crime as well as the case.

Through interviews and on-the-scene investigations, Guo and other individuals found that Bogu Kailai was highly suspected of committing the crime. They covered up the fact of Bogu Kailai's presence at the scene by fabricating interview records, hiding material evidence and other measures.

Guo and other individuals decided to list the cause of Heywood's death as sudden death after drinking alcohol. They also persuaded Heywood's family members to accept their conclusion of the cause of death and cremated the body in Chongqing without performing an autopsy.

Xinhua