The close relatives of the detainees may ask the public security organ handling the case about the charges involved, or ask the detention center whether the detainees are in custody.
It is suggested that the families of detainees entrust lawyers to meet with prisoners at the detention center as soon as possible to verify the situation involved. Because the case is confidential in the investigation stage, family members can't meet, and only lawyers can meet to understand the case. After understanding the situation, lawyers can only provide legal aid or apply for bail pending trial according to the situation of detainees.
Relevant provisions of the Criminal Procedure Law:
Article 37 A defense lawyer may meet and correspond with a criminal suspect or defendant in custody.
Relevant provisions on the procedures for handling criminal cases by public security organs:
Fortieth public security organs shall ensure that defense lawyers engage in the following professional activities in accordance with the law during the investigation stage:
(a) to the public security organs to understand the criminal suspect accused of the crime and the case, and put forward opinions;
(two) to meet and communicate with the criminal suspect, and to understand the case from the criminal suspect;
(3) Providing legal aid and acting as an agent for complaints and accusations against criminal suspects;
(4) applying for changing the compulsory measures against criminal suspects.