What is the name of the party in the stage of examination and prosecution? Referring to the provisions of the Criminal Procedure Law, the investigation stage and the prosecution stage of the procurato
What is the name of the party in the stage of examination and prosecution? Referring to the provisions of the Criminal Procedure Law, the investigation stage and the prosecution stage of the procuratorate are called "criminal suspects", the court trial stage is called "defendants", the second-instance procedure is called "appellant" or "defendant", and the retrial procedure is called "complainant". The term used in the second instance procedure is "appellant" or "defendant of first instance", and the term used in the retrial procedure is "applicant". A criminal suspect refers to a person who has been questioned by the investigation organ for the first time or who has been taken compulsory measures. In other words, the criminal suspect can entrust a defender from the day when he is interrogated for the first time by the investigation organ or takes compulsory measures such as detention, custody, arrest, bail pending trial and residential surveillance. If no defender is entrusted in the investigation stage, a defender may be entrusted at any time in the examination and prosecution stage. The people's procuratorate shall inform the criminal suspect of the right to entrust a defender within three days from the date of receiving the case materials transferred for examination and prosecution. During the detention of a criminal suspect, his guardian or close relative may also entrust a defender on his behalf.