Criminal detention procedure:

1. Investigation stage: The public security organ may detain the flagrante delicto or the main criminal suspect. Detainees should be questioned within 24 hours after detention. A criminal suspect may hire a lawyer to provide legal advice, appeal and prosecute on his behalf from the day when he is interrogated for the first time by the investigation organ or takes compulsory measures. The entrusted lawyer has the right to know the criminal suspect's accusation from the investigation organ, meet with the detained criminal suspect and get relevant information from the criminal suspect. 2. Review and prosecution stage: When reviewing a case, the people's procuratorate shall interrogate the criminal suspect and listen to the opinions of the victim, the criminal suspect and the victim's client. The criminal suspect has the right to entrust a defender from the date when the case is transferred for examination and prosecution. The defendant in a case of private prosecution has the right to entrust a defender at any time. The people's procuratorate shall notify the criminal suspect within three days from the date of receiving the case materials transferred for examination and prosecution. The people's court shall, within three days from the date of accepting the prosecution, conduct the trial according to the defendant's main privacy. The people's court shall, within three days after the trial. Article 34 of the Criminal Procedure Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) * * * A criminal suspect has the right to entrust a defender from the day when he is interrogated for the first time by the investigation organ or takes compulsory measures; During the investigation, only lawyers can be entrusted as defenders. The defendant has the right to entrust a defender at any time. When interrogating a criminal suspect for the first time or taking compulsory measures against him, the investigation organ shall inform him that he has the right to entrust a defender. The people's procuratorate shall, within three days from the date of receiving the case materials transferred for examination and prosecution, inform the criminal suspect that he has the right to entrust a defender. The people's court shall, within three days from the date of accepting the case, inform the defendant of the right to entrust a defender. If a criminal suspect or defendant requests to entrust a defender while in custody, the people's court, the people's procuratorate and the public security organ shall promptly convey it. If a criminal suspect or defendant is in custody, his guardian or near relative may also entrust a defender. After accepting the entrustment of a criminal suspect or defendant, the defender shall promptly inform the case-handling organ.