The political implications of a murder trial Geremie Barme from the Australian Centre for China and the World says the murder trial of Gu Kailai has been an opportunity for the Communist Party in China to get rid of her problematic husband. Transcript TONY JONES, PRESENTER: Well, to discuss the implications of the remarkable murder trial of Gu Kailai, the implications for her powerful husband Bo Xilai of the bigger scandal that emerged after her arrest, I was joined just a short time ago from our Parliament House studio by Sinologist and author Geremie Barme. He's director of the Australian centre for China and the world at the ANU. Geremie Barme, thanks for being there. GEREMIE BARME, AUSTRALIAN CENTRE FOR CHINA AND THE WORLD: Pleasure. TONY JONES: China's so called murder trial of the century happened behind closed doors. It was all over in seven hours. Should we presume the outcome was predetermined? GEREMIE BARME: When they first announced it through the Xinhua News Agency at the time they declared there would be this trial in Anhui, they said there was sufficient evidence to find the defendant guilty. TONY JONES: Irrefutable evidence I think they said. GEREMIE BARME: Irrefutable. TONY JONES: What's the point of having a trial if the evidence is irrefutable. GEREMIE BARME: China is a country under the rule of law, due process will be seen to be carried out. TONY JONES: Can you explain how the Chinese populous is viewing this extraordinary trial and the scandal