1, the suspect or the defendant himself;
2. Legal representatives of criminal suspects and defendants;
3. Close relatives of criminal suspects and defendants;
4. The person entrusted by the criminal suspect or defendant;
5. Designated by the people's court.
Lawyers can be entrusted as the main body of the victim's agent:
1, the victim himself;
2. Legal representatives of victims;
3. Close relatives of the victim;
4. The parties to an incidental civil action and their legal representatives;
5. Private prosecutors and their legal representatives in private prosecution cases.
The differences between the principal and the trustee include:
1. A principal refers to a person who entrusts others to do things for himself. A trustee is a person who accepts the entrustment of the principal and handles related affairs. The client shall perform the following obligations: handle the affairs in person according to the instructions of the client, report the results to the client and hand over the property of the entrusted firm to the client. The trustor shall compensate the losses caused by the trustor;
2. The principal and the trustee must be two different people, not the same person. The trustee shall handle the matter according to the content, time and method required by the client. The results that meet the requirements of entrustment, whether good or bad, shall be borne by the client; If the principal does not accept the result of violating or exceeding the entrustment requirements, the agent shall be responsible;
3. The client is an employer and the client is a laborer, which has the relationship between employment and service.
To sum up, in criminal proceedings, criminal suspects and defendants can entrust their own defenders. If a criminal suspect or defendant is in custody, his guardian or near relative may also entrust a defender. A criminal suspect has the right to entrust a defender from the day when he is interrogated for the first time by the investigation organ or takes compulsory measures; During the investigation, only lawyers can be entrusted as defenders. The defendant has the right to entrust a defender at any time. If a criminal suspect or defendant is in custody, his guardian or near relative may also entrust a defender.
Legal basis:
Article 33 of the Criminal Procedure Law of People's Republic of China (PRC)
The way of defense and the scope of defense. In addition to exercising the right of defense, criminal suspects and defendants may also entrust one or two people as defenders. The following persons may be entrusted as defenders:
(1) lawyers;
(2) A person recommended by a people's organization or the unit to which the criminal suspect or defendant belongs;
(3) Guardians, relatives and friends of criminal suspects and defendants.
A person who has been sentenced to punishment according to law or deprived of or restricted personal freedom shall not act as a defender.
A person who has been dismissed from public office or has his lawyer's or notary's practice certificate revoked may not act as a defender, except the guardian or near relative of the criminal suspect or defendant.