Moreover, lawyers in China (including academics) generally agree that "lawyers should have the right to refuse to testify on matters entrusted to them when performing their duties".
Personally, I also think that "confidentiality" is one of the most basic and important professional ethics of lawyers in practice. Only in this way can the lawyer industry (as a profession) gain the trust and respect of the parties.
But unfortunately, the law of our country does not explicitly give lawyers the right to refuse to testify. On the contrary, Article 48 of the Criminal Procedure Law stipulates: "Anyone who knows the circumstances of a case has the obligation to testify."
In view of this situation (in fact, it is not limited to this, for example, in China's criminal procedure law, because lawyers have no right to intervene in the investigation stage, the interests of criminal suspects can not be guaranteed in the investigation stage; And the criminal suspect has no substantive rights such as "refusing to provide testimony against himself". ), lawyers, including academics, are actively making suggestions and asking the relevant legislative departments to consider amendments as soon as possible.
Look forward to the arrival of the real rule of law!