Legal basis: Article 39 of the Criminal Procedure Law of the People's Republic of China * * * * A defense lawyer may meet and correspond with a criminal suspect or defendant in custody. Other defenders, with the approval of the people's courts and people's procuratorates, may meet and correspond with criminal suspects and defendants in custody. If a defender holds a lawyer's practice certificate, a law firm's certificate and power of attorney, and a letter of legal aid to ask for a meeting with the criminal suspect or defendant in custody, the detention center shall arrange the meeting in time, which shall not exceed 48 hours at the latest. If a defense lawyer meets a criminal suspect in custody during the investigation of a crime endangering national security or a terrorist activity, it shall be approved by the investigation organ.