At the age of 29, Liu Zhifa, sentenced to three years for corruption, was innocent at the age of 70.

The case occurred in 1975, Liu Zhifa was sentenced in 1978, the sentence was revoked in 1979, and the court opened a case for retrial in March 2020. During the retrial, the prosecution filed a withdrawal. On March 10, the Lianhua County Court of Pingxiang City, Jiangxi issued a ruling on the corruption crime that occurred in 1975: the Lianhua Procuratorate was granted the right to withdraw the prosecution on the ground that "the fact of the crime was not Liu Zhifa's."

The surging news (www.thepaper.cn) learned from Liu Zhifa's defender, Liu Fei, that this is a 40-year lawsuit marathon. The defendant Liu Zhifa has not given up his pursuit of innocence for more than 40 years.

According to the Lotus Court's criminal ruling, Liu Zhi occurred in 1949 and was formerly the director of the Lianhua County Revolutionary Committee. He was detained by the Lianhua County Public Security Bureau on April 12, 1975, arrested on November 28 of the same year, and released on April 12, 1978.

The original prosecution agency, the Lianhua County Public Security Bureau of Jiangxi Province, accused Liu Zhifa of corruption, and filed a lawsuit in the Lianhua County court on November 28, 1975. After the trial, the Lotus Court issued a judgment on January 3, 1978, and sentenced Liu Zhifa to three years in prison for corruption. Liu Zhifa refused to appeal. Intermediate People's Court of Ji'an District, Jiangxi Province (Note: Lianhua County belongs to Ji'an District in 1979, and was placed under the jurisdiction of Pingxiang City on August 11, 1992). The original sentence is revoked and a retrial (ie a retrial) is sent back.

The Lotus Court opened a case for retrial on March 2, 2020, and formed a collegiate panel for trial in accordance with the law. At the same time, the Lotus County People's Procuratorate was notified to participate in the lawsuit to perform its public prosecution duties.

During the trial, on March 4, 2020, the Lianhua County Procuratorate lodged a lawsuit on the ground that the crime was not the defendant Liu Zhifa.

The Lianhua County Court held that the withdrawal of the lawsuit complied with the law and allowed the Lianhua County Procuratorate to withdraw the lawsuit.

Surging journalist Tan Jun