Refuse to defend others and generally need to defend yourself. According to the provisions of the Criminal Procedure Law, in addition to exercising their own defense rights, criminal suspects and defendants may also entrust one or two people as defenders. Therefore, it is the right of the criminal suspect or defendant whether to entrust a defender to provide defense. He can choose to entrust a defender or refuse to entrust a defender and choose to defend himself. Therefore, once a criminal suspect refuses to be defended by others, he generally has no choice but to defend himself.
It should be noted that not all criminal suspects in cases can refuse to be defended by others. According to relevant judicial interpretations, the defendant (criminal suspect) has not entrusted a defender and has the following circumstances: 1. The people's court shall designate defenders for:
1. People who are blind, deaf, mute or have limited capacity;
2. Minors who are under the age of 18 at the time of trial People;
3. People who may be sentenced to death.
Legal basis:
"Criminal Procedure Law of the People's Republic of China"
Article 33 In addition to exercising their own right to defense, criminal suspects and defendants may Entrust one or two people to act as defenders. The following people can be designated as defenders:
(1) Lawyers;
(2) People recommended by people’s organizations or the unit where the criminal suspect or defendant works;
(3) Guardians, relatives and friends of criminal suspects and defendants.
Persons who are being sentenced or whose personal freedom is deprived or restricted in accordance with the law shall not serve as defenders.
Persons who have been dismissed from public office or whose practicing certificates as lawyers or notaries have been revoked may not serve as defenders, except for guardians or close relatives of criminal suspects or defendants.
Article 35 If a criminal suspect or defendant is unable to retain a defender due to financial difficulties or other reasons, he or her close relatives may apply to a legal aid agency. If the person meets the conditions for legal aid, the legal aid institution shall assign a lawyer to defend him or her.
If a criminal suspect or defendant is blind, deaf, mute or a mentally ill person who has not completely lost the ability to recognize or control his own behavior and has not appointed a defender, the people's court, people's procuratorate and public security organs shall notify the law. Aid agencies appoint lawyers to defend them.
If a criminal suspect or defendant may be sentenced to life imprisonment or death and has not retained a defender, the people's court, people's procuratorate and public security agency shall notify the legal aid agency to assign a lawyer to provide defense for him.