20 12 1 1.5 "the Supreme People's Court's Interpretation on Several Issues Applicable" adopted by the the Supreme People's Court Judicial Committee at its1559th meeting: It explains that the second paragraph of Article 38 stipulates that "a defender shall not defend two or more co-defendants or defendants whose criminal facts are related to the same case";
Article 27 of the Measures for Punishment of Illegal Acts by Lawyers and Law Firms stipulates that "in any of the following circumstances, it is an illegal act of a law firm that" accepts cases with conflicts of interest in violation of regulations "as stipulated in Item 5 of Article 50 of the Lawyers Law: (1) Entrusting a lawyer of this firm to act as the agent of the plaintiff or defendant in the same litigation case, or the defender or victim of the defendant in the same criminal case". This is the relevant provision of China laws and regulations on co-defendant Yi Tong.
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