You can apply for legal aid or be appointed by the people's court to defend. According to China's "Legal Aid System", if a citizen fails to entrust an agent or defender due to financial difficulties, he may apply for legal aid or be appointed by the people's court to defend himself: (1) Requesting state compensation according to law; (2) Requesting social insurance benefits or minimum living security benefits; (3) Requesting pensions and relief funds; (4) Requesting to pay alimony, alimony and alimony; (5) Requesting payment of labor remuneration; (six) to claim the civil rights and interests arising from the courageous behavior. Second, in criminal proceedings, citizens can apply for legal aid from legal aid institutions in any of the following circumstances: (1) The criminal suspect has not hired a lawyer due to financial difficulties since the day when the investigated organ first inquired or took compulsory measures; (2) The victim of a public prosecution case and his legal representative or close relatives have not entrusted an agent ad litem due to financial difficulties since the date when the case was transferred for examination and prosecution; (three) since the case of private prosecution was accepted by the people's court, the private prosecutor and his legal representative have not entrusted an agent ad litem due to financial difficulties. Third, if the public prosecutor appears in court to prosecute a case, and the defendant fails to entrust a defender due to financial difficulties or other reasons, and the people's court appoints a defense for the defendant, the legal aid institution shall provide legal aid. Fourth, if the defendant is blind, deaf, dumb or a minor without a defender, or if the defendant may be sentenced to death without a defender, when the people's court appoints a defender for the defendant, the legal aid institution shall provide legal aid without examining the defendant's financial situation. Extended data:
To apply for legal aid, an application must be made to the legal aid institution of the city or county where the household registration or work unit is located. The applicant shall submit the following certificates to the legal aid institution: (1) a certificate of the applicant's economic situation issued by the civil affairs department or a certificate of living conditions issued by the neighborhood Committee or village Committee; (2) Income certificate and laid-off certificate issued by the applicant and his spouse; (3) A copy of the relevant disability certificate issued by the Disabled Persons' Federation; (4) a copy of the ID card; 5] agency qualification certificate; [6] Written materials related to the case or written materials submitted by the court.