Bo, the former Communist Party Chief of Chongqing Municipality, was charged with bribery, embezzlement and power abuse, according to Jinan City People's Procuratorate.
The 64-year-old high-flying Communist leader is currently under detention while his wife Gu Kailai is serving a suspended death sentence for the murder of a British national.
Bo's indictment paper was delivered to the Jinan City Intermediate People's Court today and the trial was expected to take place there soon, more than a year after he dropped from sight in one of China's biggest-ever political scandals.
He also embezzled a huge amount of public money and abused his power, seriously harming the interests of the state and people, the document said.
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He had committed serious crimes and will be indicted on the charges of bribery, embezzlement and power abuse, it said.
Bo had been informed of his legal rights and interviewed by prosecutors. His defending counsels also delivered their opinions, the prosecutors said.
A high-profile leader, Bo was also regarded as top contender for the new seven member standing committee of the Communist Party China. But all that vanished when Wang Lijun, the Police Chief of the Chongqing Municipality headed by Bo, defected to US Consulate in Chengdu and sought refugee there last year fearing reprisals from him over investigations into the murder of the British national allegedly committed by Gu.
Wang, who later came out of the US Consulate following assurances, was also jailed for 15 years last year for defecting to US consulate and for corruption.
He was aspiring to become in-charge of Public Security under the new leadership headed by President Xi. He also became famous for trying to revive the revolutionary fervour of Mao era playing up on the growing rich poor divide.