Hello, I would like to ask the close relatives in public prosecution cases, as defenders, how to apply for meeting the parties after the first trial, and what is the process, thank you.

If a close relative acts as a defender, he may apply to the people's court to meet the defendant before the judgment of first instance has taken effect.

Article 37 of the Criminal Procedure Law: A defense lawyer may meet and correspond with a criminal suspect or defendant in custody. Other defenders, with the permission of the people's courts and people's procuratorates, may also meet and correspond with criminal suspects and defendants in custody.