In criminal cases, the suspect may hire one or two lawyers. Lawyers can provide legal advice to criminal suspects in litigation, apply for bail pending trial for criminal suspects, issue legal opinions to relevant case-handling units, clarify legal views, provide legal assistance to criminal suspects, and represent criminal suspects in complaints and accusations.
Legal objectivity:
Article 33 of the Criminal Procedure Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) * * * A criminal suspect or defendant may entrust one or two persons as defenders in addition to exercising the right of defense by himself. The following persons may be entrusted as defenders: (1) lawyers; (2) A person recommended by a people's organization or the unit to which the criminal suspect or defendant belongs; (3) Guardians, relatives and friends of criminal suspects and defendants. A person who has been sentenced to punishment according to law or deprived of or restricted personal freedom shall not act as a defender.