Mr. Liu's application for retrial rejected; original trial judge says it is inconvenient to be interviewed
Mr. Liu stated that he did not receive valid notices for the court hearing or the judgment. His application for a retrial was rejected by the Dengzhou City Court on the grounds that service via SMS and phone call was legal. On November 4, the original trial judge responded that the retrial application had been answered and that it was inconvenient to accept an interview.