The work content of criminal lawyers in the stage of examination and prosecution

According to the Lawyers Law, the Criminal Procedure Law, and the Provisions of the Supreme People's Procuratorate on People's Procuratorates' Safeguarding Lawyers' Practice in Criminal Proceedings and other relevant regulations, since the date when the case was transferred for review and prosecution, lawyers, as defense lawyers, intervened in criminal proceedings and exercised the following important rights:

Meeting with the criminal suspect in custody;

Consult, extract and copy all litigation documents and evidence materials in this case;

Apply to the procuratorial organ for obtaining evidence to prove the innocence or guilt of the criminal suspect or defendant;

Have the right to investigate and collect evidence;

Put forward legal opinions to the procuratorial organs;

Other rights related to the performance of national defense duties.