26 August 2013 Last updated at 04:13 ET
Mr Bo said that his former police chief had feelings for his wife Gu Kailai
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The court at which disgraced Chinese politician Bo Xilai is being tried has taken the unprecedented step of posting updates of his trial on Sina weibo, one of China's Twitter-like microblogs.
The fifth and final day of the trial saw both the prosecution and the defence making closing statements.
Prosecutors said Bo Xilai should not be shown leniency because of the seriousness of the charges against him. For his part, Mr Bo once again denied the charges of bribery, corruption and abuse of power.
The trial began at 08:30 (00:30GMT) on Monday, with the prosecution making its statement. The court released its first transcript of the day about an hour later, but then removed the post at least once.
When the final version was up, a section appeared to have been removed. This appears to have contained a reference to Bo Xilai saying he was following orders of "superiors" in obtaining a fake medical certificate for his former police chief, Wang Lijun.
The first sign of Wang Lijun's fall from favour - which came ahead of his flight to the US consulate - came in a report in February 2012 that he had been sent for "holiday-style medical treatment".
The prosecution's statement made it clear there should be no leniency towards Mr Bo.
"The defendant's crimes are extremely grave, and he also refuses to admit guilt. As such, the circumstances do not call for a lenient punishment but a severe one, in accordance with the law," it read.
On his wife Gu Kailai's villa in Cannes, the prosecution said Mr Bo knew about it but did not act on the knowledge and did not ask her to return it.
Prosecutors also condemned Mr Bo for withdrawing a pre-trial confession.
"Over the past few days of the trial, the accused Bo Xilai has not only flatly denied a vast amount of conclusive evidence and facts of his crimes, he has also repudiated his pre-trial written testimony and materials," the prosecutor reportedly said.
"We take this opportunity to remind Bo Xilai: the facts of the crimes are objective, and can't be shifted around on your whim."
The court released a second transcript of Bo Xilai's statement a few minutes before noon, in which Mr Bo rejected the prosecution's allegations and said his withdrawal of an earlier confession was lawful.
He also denied he received bribes from businessman Tang Xiaolin and that he was aware of businessman Xu Ming's financial dealings with his family.
As for Wang Lijun, Mr Bo was quoted as saying he blamed Wang's flight to the US consulate on his love for his wife, Gu Kailai.
"He was secretly in love with Gu Kailai," Mr Bo reportedly said. "He muscled in on my home, on my feelings, which is the real reason for his defection."
Mr Bo said he saw Wang confessing his feelings for Gu. Wang, Mr Bo said, was feeling so emotional that Wang slapped himself across the face eight times.
Gu Kailai told Wang, "I think you are not sane", to which Wang replied, "I have been insane, but now I am sane".
He said all his previous written confessions were done against his will. He said he "still had a hope at the time, which was to keep my party membership and to keep my political career alive".
A vehicle believed to be carrying Bo Xilai leaves the court in Jinan province
The court concluded the trial at about 13:40, but Mr Bo's final statement was not immediately released.
The verdict of the trial at the Jinan Intermediate People's Court would be delivered "at a date to be decided", says state news agency Xinhua.
Bo Xilai trial as blogged by the court - Day One
Bo Xilai trial as blogged by the court - Day Two
Bo Xilai trial as blogged by the court - Day Three
Bo Xilai trial as blogged by the court - Day Four
Continue reading the main story
The court at which disgraced Chinese politician Bo Xilai is being tried has taken the unprecedented step of posting updates of his trial on Sina weibo, one of China's Twitter-like microblogs.
The fifth and final day of the trial saw both the prosecution and the defence making closing statements.
Prosecutors said Bo Xilai should not be shown leniency because of the seriousness of the charges against him. For his part, Mr Bo once again denied the charges of bribery, corruption and abuse of power.
The trial began at 08:30 (00:30GMT) on Monday, with the prosecution making its statement. The court released its first transcript of the day about an hour later, but then removed the post at least once.
When the final version was up, a section appeared to have been removed. This appears to have contained a reference to Bo Xilai saying he was following orders of "superiors" in obtaining a fake medical certificate for his former police chief, Wang Lijun.
The first sign of Wang Lijun's fall from favour - which came ahead of his flight to the US consulate - came in a report in February 2012 that he had been sent for "holiday-style medical treatment".
The prosecution's statement made it clear there should be no leniency towards Mr Bo.
"The defendant's crimes are extremely grave, and he also refuses to admit guilt. As such, the circumstances do not call for a lenient punishment but a severe one, in accordance with the law," it read.
On his wife Gu Kailai's villa in Cannes, the prosecution said Mr Bo knew about it but did not act on the knowledge and did not ask her to return it.
Prosecutors also condemned Mr Bo for withdrawing a pre-trial confession.
"Over the past few days of the trial, the accused Bo Xilai has not only flatly denied a vast amount of conclusive evidence and facts of his crimes, he has also repudiated his pre-trial written testimony and materials," the prosecutor reportedly said.
"We take this opportunity to remind Bo Xilai: the facts of the crimes are objective, and can't be shifted around on your whim."
The court released a second transcript of Bo Xilai's statement a few minutes before noon, in which Mr Bo rejected the prosecution's allegations and said his withdrawal of an earlier confession was lawful.
He also denied he received bribes from businessman Tang Xiaolin and that he was aware of businessman Xu Ming's financial dealings with his family.
As for Wang Lijun, Mr Bo was quoted as saying he blamed Wang's flight to the US consulate on his love for his wife, Gu Kailai.
"He was secretly in love with Gu Kailai," Mr Bo reportedly said. "He muscled in on my home, on my feelings, which is the real reason for his defection."
Mr Bo said he saw Wang confessing his feelings for Gu. Wang, Mr Bo said, was feeling so emotional that Wang slapped himself across the face eight times.
Gu Kailai told Wang, "I think you are not sane", to which Wang replied, "I have been insane, but now I am sane".
He said all his previous written confessions were done against his will. He said he "still had a hope at the time, which was to keep my party membership and to keep my political career alive".
The court concluded the trial at about 13:40, but Mr Bo's final statement was not immediately released.
The verdict of the trial at the Jinan Intermediate People's Court would be delivered "at a date to be decided", says state news agency Xinhua.
Bo Xilai trial as blogged by the court - Day One
Bo Xilai trial as blogged by the court - Day Two
Bo Xilai trial as blogged by the court - Day Three
Bo Xilai trial as blogged by the court - Day Four