Legal analysis: It is not illegal for lawyers to defend criminals. The right of defense refers to a litigation right that criminal suspects and defendants are given by law to defend and refute charges in criminal proceedings. The right of criminal defense refers to the right of criminal suspects and defendants to refute and defend charges in criminal proceedings, which is a litigation right endowed by the Constitution and laws. The defendant has the right to defend himself. Whether the plaintiff or the defendant, citizens have the right to defense. On the one hand, this is the right of both parties, and both parties are legally allowed to find lawyers to defend themselves. On the other hand, because the trial of the case has not yet been carried out, it is necessary to further identify the facts of the crime and determine the application of the law. Defenders of criminals can provide defense for criminals in the application of law.
Legal basis: Article 11 of the Criminal Procedure Law of People's Republic of China (PRC). The people's courts shall hear cases in public unless otherwise provided for in this Law. The defendant has the right to be defended, and the people's court has the obligation to ensure that the defendant is defended.
One article is added as Article 12 after Articles 7 and 8 of the Decision of the National People's Congress on Amending the Criminal Procedure Law of People's Republic of China (PRC): "No one shall be found guilty without a judgment of the people's court according to law."