Can detention center lawyers meet on weekends?

Lawyers can go to the detention center to meet detainees on weekends.

Monday to Friday are normal working hours (except holidays), and the detention center will also arrange lawyers to meet the suspects normally. Lawyers can of course go to the detention center to meet the suspects on weekends (Fridays). The specific meeting time should be determined by the lawyer according to his own work arrangement. If it is necessary to meet a lawyer at the weekend due to special circumstances, the family members should contact the lawyer in advance so that the lawyer can arrange the work schedule in advance and meet the detained criminal suspect in the detention center on time.

Lawyer:

Refers to the practitioners who have obtained the lawyer's practice certificate according to law, accepted the entrustment or assignment, and provided legal services for the parties.

Lawyers must pass the legal professional qualification examination and obtain the lawyer's practice certificate according to law before they can practice. According to the nature of work, lawyers can be divided into full-time lawyers and part-time lawyers; According to the scope of business, lawyers can be divided into civil lawyers, criminal lawyers and administrative lawyers; According to clients and working status, lawyers can be divided into social lawyers, corporate lawyers and public lawyers. Lawyer's business is mainly divided into litigation business and non-litigation business.

On August 20th, 2002/kloc-0, the 30th session of the 13th the National People's Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC) passed the Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) on Legal Aid, and law firms, grassroots legal service offices, lawyers and grassroots legal service workers are obliged to provide legal aid according to law.

To sum up, the detention center will also arrange lawyers to meet the suspects normally, and lawyers can of course go to the detention center to meet the suspects on weekends (Friday).

Legal basis:

Article 40 of the Lawyers Law of People's Republic of China (PRC)

The lawyers association shall perform the following duties:

(a) to ensure that lawyers practice according to law and safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of lawyers;

(2) Summarizing and exchanging the working experience of lawyers;

(3) Organizing professional training for lawyers;

(four) education, inspection and supervision of lawyers' professional ethics and practice discipline;

(5) Organizing lawyers to carry out foreign exchanges;

(six) mediation of disputes arising from the practice of lawyers;

(seven) other duties as prescribed by law.

Lawyers' associations shall reward or punish lawyers in accordance with their articles of association.