Can criminal suspects retain their own lawyers?

Legal subjectivity:

Usually the suspect’s family. Only after the family members of criminal suspects in criminal detention entrust a lawyer to represent the case, the lawyer will meet with the criminal suspect after completing the representation procedures. 1. The lawyer’s interview here refers to the lawyer’s right to interview during the criminal proceedings. The right to meet with a lawyer is an extremely important right for lawyers in criminal proceedings. When a lawyer meets with a client in the course of civil litigation or other non-litigation legal matters, it is generally not called a "lawyer meeting" but "a meeting with the client." 2. The purpose of establishing a lawyer meeting system in accordance with the law is to ensure that criminal suspects and defendants can realize their litigation rights during criminal proceedings. Criminal suspects and defendants are in a passive position during criminal proceedings, especially those against whom criminal coercive measures are taken. They are detained and have their freedom restricted. They are bound to be restricted in exercising their litigation rights, and of course there are certain limitations. Therefore, it is advantageous for a lawyer to meet with them, understand their wishes, provide them with legal help, and file complaints and accusations on their behalf when their rights are violated. 3. The right to meet with a lawyer comes from two aspects. One is authorization based on the client relationship, and the other is the right based on the lawyer's status in criminal proceedings. The former is an authorization based on the rights of the client, and its purpose is to make up for the lack of self-defense ability of criminal suspects and defendants, provide them with legal advice, apply for bail pending trial, and make appeals and accusations on their behalf. The latter is a right conferred by law based on the status and role of lawyers in criminal proceedings. It is an important job for lawyers to perform their duties as defenders, meet with criminal suspects and defendants, understand the alleged crimes and related case circumstances, and provide "not guilty" and "lenient" defense opinions for criminal suspects and defendants. .

Legal objectivity:

Article 34 of the "Criminal Procedure Law of the People's Republic of China"* * From now on, you have the right to entrust a defender; during the investigation, you can only entrust a lawyer as your defender. The defendant has the right to entrust a defender at any time. When interrogating a criminal suspect or taking compulsory measures against him for the first time, the investigative agency shall inform him of the right to entrust a defender. The People's Procuratorate shall, within three days from the date of receipt of case materials transferred for review and prosecution, inform the criminal suspect of the right to entrust a defender. The People's Court shall, within three days from the date of accepting the case, notify the defendant of the right to entrust a defender. If criminal suspects or defendants request to entrust a defender while in custody, the people's court, people's procuratorate and public security organs shall promptly convey the request. If a criminal suspect or defendant is in custody, his or her guardian or close relative may also entrust a defender. After accepting the entrustment of a criminal suspect or defendant, the defender shall promptly notify the case handling agency.