Should lawyers help the victims to investigate and collect evidence when the criminal case has not been handed over to the procuratorate by the public security department? It is said that a contract has been signed with a lawyer. Thank you.
1. During the period when the criminal case has not been transferred from the public security department to the procuratorate, lawyers can only provide legal aid, and they can go to the public security bureau to learn about the relevant case or meet the criminal suspect. However, it is impossible to investigate and collect evidence.
2. When a case arrives at the procuratorate, it enters the stage of examination and prosecution, and lawyers can investigate and collect evidence at this stage.
3. If the lawyer intervenes, an agency contract must be signed, otherwise the lawyer will not intervene.