It is absolutely invisible in the investigation stage of public security organs, and only lawyers can see it.
At the stage of examination, prosecution and trial, with the permission of the procuratorate or the court, family members can meet the criminal suspect as defenders.
Article 32 A criminal suspect or defendant may entrust a defender in addition to exercising the right of defense by himself.
Entrust one or two people as defenders. The following persons may be entrusted as defenders:
1) lawyer;
(2) A person recommended by a people's organization or the unit to which the criminal suspect or defendant belongs;
Guardians, relatives and friends of criminal suspects and defendants.
A person who is being punished by criminal punishment or deprived or restricted of personal freedom according to law shall not act as a defender.
People.
Article 36 A defense lawyer may consult a case from the date when the people's procuratorate examines the case for prosecution.
Reading, extracting and copying the litigation documents and technical appraisal materials in this case may be the same as that of the criminal suspect in custody.
Suspects meet and correspond. Other defenders may consult, extract and reply with the permission of the people's procuratorate.
Make the above materials, meet and correspond with the criminal suspects in custody.
Defence lawyers may consult, extract and copy the case materials from the date when the people's court accepts the case.
The materials of the alleged criminal facts can be met and exchanged with the defendant in custody. Other defenders
With permission, the people's court may also consult, extract and copy the above materials and meet the defendant in custody.
And communication.