1. defense is a legal term in criminal proceedings, and a lawyer is only a qualification that can be used as a defender. 2. Article 32 of the Criminal Procedure Law: A criminal suspect or defendant may entrust one or two persons as defenders in addition to exercising their right of defense. The following persons may be entrusted as defenders: (2) persons recommended by the people's organizations or units to which the criminal suspect or defendant belongs; (3) Guardians, relatives and friends of criminal suspects and defendants. A person who has been sentenced to punishment according to law or deprived of or restricted personal freedom shall not act as a defender.