Legal analysis: 1, lawyer. Lawyers refer to practitioners who have obtained the qualification of lawyers in accordance with legal procedures and provided legal services to the society after registration. Although qualified as a lawyer but not registered, he may not be entrusted by a lawyer as a defender. 2. People's organizations or personnel recommended by the unit where the criminal suspect or defendant belongs. In view of the fact that the current team of lawyers in our country can not fully meet the actual needs, in order to effectively safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of criminal suspects and defendants, mass organizations such as trade unions, women's federations, the Communist Youth League Committee, and student unions, as well as the units where criminal suspects and defendants work, can recommend citizens to serve as defenders in criminal cases. 3. Guardians, relatives and friends of criminal suspects and defendants may also accept the entrustment of criminal suspects and defendants to act as their defenders. If a lawyer, a people's organization, a person recommended by the defendant's unit and the defendant's guardian, relatives and friends are entrusted as defenders, the people's court shall verify their identity certificates and power of attorney.
Legal basis: Article 33 of the Criminal Procedure Law of People's Republic of China (PRC). In addition to exercising the right of defense, criminal suspects and defendants may also entrust one or two people as defenders. 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.
A person who has been dismissed from public office or has his lawyer's or notary's practice certificate revoked may not act as a defender, except the guardian or near relative of the criminal suspect or defendant.